settled in the case of ASTUS NJALE MASULE & SAMSON MIPAWA MOLLA VS. DOGANI LUNALA [2002] TLR at page 201. From the evidence gathered and submitted before the court, and upon this court’s satisfaction, I proceed to proclaim that the Petitioner has successfully proved his case to the standards required in law. With the above findings, I now move to the last issue which is on the relief(s) which parties are entitled to. As alluded to above the plaintiff’s claims for declaratory order that he was defamed by the Respondents, a court order for unconditional apology and retraction of the false and malicious publication complained of with bold and large print in the same Newspaper, the sum of Tshs. 3,000,000,000/= being compensation for defamation, Permanent injunction restraining the Defendants, their Agents and or Workmen from publishing defamatory statements against the Petitioner, General damages for libel as shall be assessed by this Honourable Court, Aggravated damages for libel, Interests of Court’s rate of 12% per annum from the date of Judgment to the date of full and final payment, costs of this suit and any other relief(s) this court deem just to grant, were pleaded. On the premise of what has been discussed and decided herein above it is obvious that, the Petitioner has managed to prove his case to the required standard that, he was 35