Update: The government intends to appeal a recent High Court decision that reversed the redeployment of several senior police officers, according to allAfrica.com. Justice William Msiska ruled that the Chief Secretary acted outside his legal mandate by placing police commissioners in inactive roles, stating that only the Police Service Commission holds the authority to transfer officers. Following the ruling, the Attorney General announced the plan to appeal the decision, though the court denied an immediate stay of the judgment.
Update: Human rights advocates have warned against the potential withdrawal of bribery charges against Chinese national Lin Yunhua, according to the Nyasa Times. Following reports that the government might drop the charges, activists including Alex Kaomba and Sammy Aaron stated that legal decisions must be based on evidence rather than political expediency. The advocates argued that dismissing the case out of populist pressure would undermine the independence of the judicial system and the constitutional rule of law.
Update: South Africa has begun constructing a second temporary deportation center in Durban to process the repatriation of undocumented Malawian nationals, The Washington Post reports. The deportation process has been delayed because the migrants must first appear in an immigration court to address their illegal status in the country. Frustrations over the slow pace of the court proceedings and a shortage of buses provided by the Malawian government led to clashes this week, with South African police using rubber bullets and stun grenades to control protesting migrants.