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From Reuters:
South African President Jacob Zuma accepted "very substantial damages" from Britain’s Guardian newspaper over an article that wrongly suggested he was a rapist, his lawyers said on Thursday.
The March article, headlined "Get used to a corrupt and chaotic South Africa. But don’t write it off" also alleged Zuma was guilty of corruption and bribery arising out of his involvement in a $5 billion arms deal.
His lawyer Jenny Afia told London’s High Court the allegations were "of the utmost seriousness and totally untrue."
After the settlement Zuma issued a statement in which he said: "What was said was extremely serious, not just for me but for the ANC."
He said he had fought for press freedom all his life, but "we had to take action in this matter because the publication crossed the line."
"Media around the world are obliged to exercise their freedom of speech in a responsible manner," he added.
After libel proceedings began in March, the newspaper published an apology, in which it said the allegation of rape was "included due to an editing error." …
You can read the paper’s apology here.
