Noseweek magazine, an independent print publication of 28 years, may soon close its doors due to several reasons including the recent loss of a defamation lawsuit against the magazine. Martin Welz, the publication’s Editor wrote to subscribers, that whatever the options “Noseweek as a print publication is unlikely to survive”. NOSEWEEK ORDERED TO PAY R330 000 IN DEFAMATION Noseweek’s publishers Chaucer Publications and its Editor lost a defamation lawsuit brought on by Leonard Katz, a director of Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs, also known as ENS Africa. In a 78-page judgement delivered earlier this month, Acting Judge Ncumisa Mayosi ordered the publication to pay R330 000 to Katz plus his legal costs.