Two women who were arrested for fraud in connection with the "fake resurrection" incident will appear in the Johannesburg Magistrates court on Wednesday to apply for bail.
A spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority Phindi Mjonondwane says this will be their second appearance.
The case relates to a Zimbabwean man, known as Brighton Moyo, who was filmed earlier this year rising for the dead at the South African church of Pastor Alph Luka.
According to reports in the media, Moyo, whose real name is Thabiso Proud Mlanje, had been confirmed "officially" dead by his close relatives.
Mlanje allegedly died on April 3 and was buried at his late father’s home in Dandanda Village, Lupane. He was 28 and is survived by a wife and two children.
According to his family, he developed an illness before the resurrection stunt with Lukau.
After the "resurrection miracle", Mlanje was allegedly so afraid of South African police that he would sneak out whenever his wife, took him to hospital.
According to police, they are still searching for suspects and are treating Mlanje as a wanted suspect until they receive confirmation from Zimbabwean authorities that he is in fact dead.
Media reports from Zimbabwe have said the police visited Mlanje's relatives after the burial to ask questions about the "resurrection" incident.
Police spokesperson Siphiwe Makonese confirmed that they got wind that a fugitive had been buried in the area.
"The deceased had a case to answer in South Africa, where he is understood to have fled from. It was standard procedure from the police to find out how and why they housed someone on the run," she said.
- African News Agency (ANA)
