Ntuli v Donald

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Ntuli v Donald was a 2010 privacy case involving Take That singer Howard Donald in which the singer attempted to use a privacy injunction to prevent details of a former relationship being made public. [1]

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  1. "Donald v Ntuli". 5RB. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2018.