Pretoria Court to rule on Lungu burial site tomorrow

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The Pretoria High Court will deliver the long-awaited judgement tomorrow on where the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu will be buried.

The family of the late former president almost buried his remains in South Africa before the Zambian government went to court in late June to stop the process.

Lungu family case postponed in Pretoria High Court

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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.

Zambia's attorney general demands access to Lungu’s body

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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.

Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba detained

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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." 

US demands public student socials

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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.