The main case in which the Zambian government wants the family of the late former President Edgar Lungu to hand over his body was postponed in the Pretoria High Court in South Africa.

The Court has since adjourned the matter for judgement before Friday.

More than 120 journalists, media workers, and communicators from around the world formed an alliance to report on issues affecting the Global South.

Zambia's Attorney General has demanded access to the late Edgar Lungu's body for identification and authentication purposes.

Mulilo Kabesha, through the lawyers representing the state in South Africa, has warned that failure to grant access will prompt them to seek an order from the Pretoria High Court.

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who died yesterday in a London clinic, will be buried later today in his home country.

The family of the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has filed its response to the lawsuit in the South African court, dwindling chances of dialogue over the burial impasse. 

The government of Zambia has started a process of repatriating its citizens living in the USA without valid immigration status. 

Venezuela celebrates its 214th independence anniversary today.

Faith Zaba, editor of the Zimbabwe Independent, was detained this week after publishing a satirical column that mocked President Emmerson Mnangagwa and referred to Zimbabwe as a "mafia state." 

The U.S. State Department has announced that all foreign nationals applying for student and exchange visitor visas must make their social media accounts public as part of new vetting procedures.

The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has called for an urgent Summit for Peace and Against War in the wake of recent developments in the Middle East.

Maduro says the summit should be held as soon as possible in light of the growing danger of a conflict that could trigger a global nuclear war.