A teacher sued The Namibian newspaper for 300,000 dollars after they published his private medical story. Fillipus Kavera told the Windhoek High Court that the article hurt him more than receiving wrong medicine from a pharmacy. He claims the newspaper broke his privacy and made him feel exposed to public shame. The report contained personal health details that should have stayed private. Kavera wants 150,000 dollars for privacy violation and another 150,000 dollars for reputation damage.
The newspaper article discussed how Kavera's lawyer demanded one million dollars from Kavmed Pharmacy at Rundu. His wife collected medicine but received women's birth control pills instead of testosterone treatment. Kavera accidentally got injected with the wrong medication meant for women. The pharmacy mistake led to his separate million-dollar lawsuit against the business. His lawyer Bernhard Tjatjara had written the demand letter that became the newspaper story.
The newspaper's legal team says Tjatjara gave them the letter specifically for publication purposes. Kavera denies giving his lawyer permission to share the private document with reporters. The defendants argue they published the story to expose dangerous pharmacy practices and promote public accountability. They offered to remove Kavera's name from their website and social media accounts but he refused their proposal.
The newspaper article discussed how Kavera's lawyer demanded one million dollars from Kavmed Pharmacy at Rundu. His wife collected medicine but received women's birth control pills instead of testosterone treatment. Kavera accidentally got injected with the wrong medication meant for women. The pharmacy mistake led to his separate million-dollar lawsuit against the business. His lawyer Bernhard Tjatjara had written the demand letter that became the newspaper story.
The newspaper's legal team says Tjatjara gave them the letter specifically for publication purposes. Kavera denies giving his lawyer permission to share the private document with reporters. The defendants argue they published the story to expose dangerous pharmacy practices and promote public accountability. They offered to remove Kavera's name from their website and social media accounts but he refused their proposal.
