A South African court has ruled that Nobel laureate Albert Luthuli’s 1967 death was an "assault" by apartheid police, overturning previous findings of accidental death. This decision provides long-awaited justice for his family and acknowledges the brutality of the apartheid era.

• The court found Luthuli died from a fractured skull and cerebral haemorrhage due to an assault by members of the security special branch of the South African police.
• Albert Luthuli was the first African to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1960 and leader of the then-banned African National Congress (ANC).
• The ruling follows renewed efforts by South African authorities to address apartheid-era crimes, including reopening the inquest into Steve Biko's death and establishing a judicial commission to investigate delays in prosecuting such crimes.