The Pretoria High Court has ruled that the body of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who died earlier this year in South Africa, must be repatriated to Zambia for a state funeral at Embassy Park in Lusaka, putting an end to weeks of legal back-and-forth between the Zambian government and Lungu’s family. Lungu’s sister, Bertha, cried loudly in the court after the court ruling. She says, “Hichilema’s government wants to take her brother’s body to perform rituals”. The judgment, delivered…

The Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) has suspended three senior officials of the Pretoria High Court in north Gauteng following a raid by the Hawks early this week. The Hawks raided the officials’ offices to gather evidence against them for suspected fraud and corruption. The officials are accused of issuing fraudulent notices of motion to illegal immigrants currently staying in South Africa. It is alleged that the officials have been issuing fraudulent notices of motion to undocumented foreign nationals…

The Pretoria High Court in north Gauteng is in the spotlight after the Hawks raided it to gather evidence against an official under investigation for suspected fraud and corruption. Late yesterday, May 13, the elite crime-fighting unit pounced on the office of a court official who is accused of issuing fraudulent notices of motion to illegal immigrants currently staying in South Africa. It is alleged that the said employee has been issuing fraudulent notices of motion to undocumented foreign nationals…