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Recent SCA judgment a nexus of privacy, freedom of speech, animal rights - Martin Welz with the lowdown

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What has a dead porcupine and baboon got to do with an Eastern Cape farmer's right to privacy and an animal rights activists' right to freedom of speech? BizNews Investigations Editor Martin Welz breaks down a recent Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that has potentially profound implications for engagement on social media. Also, the SCA hammers home the point that animals as "sentient beings" have rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 Jan 2022 1AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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