Edgar Lungu: Zambian Ex-President's Burial in Doubt After Hakainde Hichilema Cancels Mourning

Edgar Lungu: Zambian ex-president's burial in doubt after Hakainde Hichilema cancels mourning

President Hichilema says Zambia cannot mourn indefinitely as a row with his predecessor's family escalates.

Edgar Lungu: Zambia's ex-president's mourning cancelled as family opts to bury him in South Africa

The remains of the late Edgar Lungu will be interred in Johannesburg, South Africa, following his objection to the Zambian government's involvement in the funeral.

Zambian ex-president to be buried in South Africa after funeral row - Kahawatungu

The family of Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu said he will be buried in South Africa in a private ceremony following a row with the government over the funeral arrangements. Late on Thursday, President Hakainde Hichilema cut short a period of national mourning after Lungu’s family refused to allow his body to be repatriated from South Africa as planned. His funeral had been set for Sunday in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka. The family now says it…

Former Zambian president Lungu to be buried in South Africa

Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who died on June 5, will be buried in South Africa, his family said on Friday, June 20. This came two days after the family cancelled th...

President Hichilema terminates national mourning for late ex president Lungu

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has officially ended a period of national mourning for the late former president Edgar Lungu after his government and his predecessor’s family failed to reach an agreement on burial amid fierce clashes over the issue. Lungu died in Pretoria on 5 June, but his body remains in South Africa amid quarrels […] The post President Hichilema terminates national mourning for late ex president Lungu appeared first on Z…

Funeral of Zambian ex-president in doubt as national mourning cancelled

President Hakainde Hichilema announced an immediate end to the mourning period, saying the country needed to "resume normal life". - Kenya breaking news