These WhatsApp and social media posts can land you in legal trouble in South Africa

There are several pitfalls to using social media, and a recent case brought before the Western Cape High Court highlights the risk of posting defamatory comments.

Dakman was initially appointed by Dalmar to do roofing work for specific phases of the Hartland development. Moreover, they made statements on Facebook claiming that the developers were compromising safety by taking shortcuts in the development process.An interdict to prevent Dakman from making any further allegations through any form of statement, such as social media posts.A directive for Dakman to issue a retraction and apology to the applicants for defaming them.

The court agreed with the applicants and said that Dakman had made baseless claims on social media regarding the quality of work at the development with the intention of pressuring the applicants to pay the outstanding invoices.

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