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South AfricaLungu family asks South Africa's top appeal court to block burial in Zambia
South AfricaLungu Burial Case Reaches Supreme Court- AfricaZambian priest urges opposition party to bury Lungu before successionA Catholic priest in Zambia has called on the opposition Patriotic Front to bury former president Edgar Lungu before selecting new leadership, highlighting tensions as the party prepares for a convention while Lungu's remains lie unburied five months after his death. Father Elias Muma of St Mbaaga…November 23, 2025
- South AfricaSouth African court dismisses Lungu family burial appealThe North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria dismissed with costs on Tuesday an appeal by the family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu against a ruling that permits his repatriation for state burial. The decision upholds an August order authorizing Zambia to repatriate Lungu's remains from South…September 16, 2025
- South AfricaPretoria High Court reserves judgment in Lungu burial appealThe Pretoria High Court reserved judgment Monday in an appeal case over where former Zambian President Edgar Lungu should be buried, prolonging a three-month legal battle between his family and the Zambian government. The family seeks to overturn an August ruling that ordered Lungu's remains be…September 8, 2025
- South AfricaConstitutional Court Blocks Lungu Family's Burial AppealThe Constitutional Court has refused an urgent bid by the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu to directly appeal a Pretoria High Court judgment that ordered the repatriation of his remains to Zambia for a state funeral. The Constitutional Court has found that no case has been made out…August 26, 2025
- Politics''Zambians will flock to SA if Edgar Lungu is buried here.''South African civic organizations, under the banner of Progressive Forces of South Africa, have called for the repatriation of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, arguing that his burial in South Africa poses a threat to national interests. The demand, voiced during a media briefing in Midrand…July 18, 2025
- PoliticsSA Court Halts Burial of Former Zambian President, LunguPRETORIA- A South African court has postponed the burial of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, halting a private ceremony planned by his family in South Africa, just as it was set to begin. The decision follows a legal challenge by the Zambian government, which sought to stop the burial in…June 25, 2025
- PoliticsZambia's Former President Lungu to Be Buried in South AfricaLUSAKA- Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu will be laid to rest in South Africa following a disagreement between his family and the Zambian government over his funeral arrangements. Lungu, 68, died earlier this month in a South African hospital after a prolonged illness. His family has opted…June 20, 2025
- PoliticsLungu Family Halts Repatriation Over Funeral DisputePRETORIA, South Africa — The family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu delayed the repatriation of his body from South Africa for a second time Wednesday after accusing the government of breaching funeral arrangements and ignoring the late leader's final wishes. Lungu, who was 68, died in a…June 19, 2025
