insert_link Africa Former Malawian President withdraws mediation in Zambian burial dispute Former Malawian president Bakili Muluzi has stepped back from mediating the dispute over the burial of late Zambian president Edgar Lungu. The disagreement pits Lungu’s family, who want a private funeral in South Africa, against the Zambian government, which insists on a state funeral in Zambia. Lungu’s body remains in South Africa following a ruling by the Pretoria High Court. today13 November, 2025
insert_link Africa Pretoria High Court to rule on Lungu burial dispute this week The legal showdown over where the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu should be laid to rest is intensifying. The SABC reports that at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, the family’s legal team, led by Advocate Casper Welgemoed, argued there is no proof Lungu expressly wished to be buried in Zambia, and contested the Zambian government’s push to repatriate his body. The Zambian Attorney General, Mulilo Kabesha, insists Lungu […] today6 August, 2025
insert_link South Africa AfriForum Expects Positive Outcome as Court Considers Block on Matric Results Publication In S.A, AfriForum is expecting a positive outcome as the Pretoria High Court hears an urgent application by the Information Regulator today to block the publication of the 2024 matric results in the media, citing privacy concerns. The Department of Basic Education argues prior court orders mandate publication. AfriForum’s head of Cultural Affairs, Alana Bailey, says the court decision will clarify if results can appear in the media next […] today7 January, 2025
insert_link South Africa Trial Postponed for Senzo Meyiwa Murder Suspects The trial of five men accused of murdering former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper and captain Senzo Meyiwa has been postponed for two weeks in the High Court in Pretoria. Meyiwa was fatally shot in a house on the Gauteng East Rand in October 2014. The defence has accused the state of attempting a trial by ambush, citing the introduction of new cell phone data. Zandile Mshololo, one of the defence lawyers, […] today3 May, 2024
insert_link South Africa SA High Court to Deliver Electronic Ruling on Jacob Zuma’s Election Eligibility Today, the High Court in Johannesburg will electronically issue a ruling regarding former president Jacob Zuma's eligibility to run in the elections as the uMkhonto we Sizwe party candidate. The party is contesting the Electoral Commission's decision disqualifying Zuma based on his criminal record. Zuma contends that his presidency termination was premature and asserts having unfinished matters. Judge Lebogang Modiba indicates that the court might delay providing reasons to adhere […] today9 April, 2024
insert_link South Africa South African court rejects Mapisa-Nqakula’s bid to stop arrest The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed South Africa’s former speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's attempt to stop her arrest. Justice Sulet Potterill said if the court were to grant Mapisa-Nqakula's application, all suspects would make such an appointment to prevent their arrest. Potterill ruled that the court could not declare an arrest unlawful before it happened. The Judge also struck the application from the roll and ordered her to […] today2 April, 2024
insert_link South Africa Pretoria Court rejects DA bid against ANC deployment policy The Pretoria High Court has dismissed with costs the Democratic Alliance's application to declare the ANC's cadre deployment policy unconstitutional. DA leader John Steenhuisen says the court erred in its judgement. today21 February, 2024
insert_link South Africa Nelson Mandela’s personal items under the hammer in New York? Why it outraged some, and what’s at stake By Duane Jethro, University of Cape Town An identity document, a pair of reading glasses, a hearing aid and a pair of worn shoes. These are just some of Nelson Mandela’s personal items that were due to go on auction on 22 February 2024. A month before the auction was due, the New York-based Guernsey’s auction house put a notice on its website that it was suspending the […] today31 January, 2024
