PRESIDENT HICHILEMA REJECTS WITCHCRAFT CLAIMS, PLEDGES DECENT BURIAL FOR LUNGU, DETAILS ECONOMIC ROADMAP

Lungus Remains To Be Kept At Private Mortuary In Pretoria : The Africa

The mortal remains of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu will be kept at AVBOB private mortuary in Pretoria East. The Zambian government and the Lungu family reached an agreement before the High C

PRESIDENT HICHILEMA REJECTS WITCHCRAFT CLAIMS, PLEDGES DECENT BURIAL FOR LUNGU, DETAILS ECONOMIC ROADMAP

PRESIDENT HICHILEMA REJECTS WITCHCRAFT CLAIMS, PLEDGES DECENT BURIAL FOR LUNGU, DETAILS ECONOMIC ROADMAP By Vickram Emmessa Mubita, Thursday, April 30, 2026 President Hakainde Hichilema has forcefully dismissed allegations of witchcraft leveled against him, called for a state funeral with full military honours for former President Edgar Lungu, and laid out his administration’s economic priorities during […] The post PRESIDENT HICHILEMA REJECTS W…

Zambia : Lungu Remains Dispute Hardens Into Institutional Deadlock

The dispute over the remains of former President Edgar Lungu has entered a hardened phase, with Government, legal actors, religious leaders and political voices advancing conflicting positions that now show little sign of convergence. At the centre of the confrontation is the handling of Lungu’s body in South Africa, including a postmortem that has raised […]

Zambian Government, ECL family to faceoff in court, today.

THE Zambian government and the family of the former president, Edgar Lungu, are set to face off in the High Court in Pretoria. The Zambian government has filed a reconsideration application to challenge the recent urgent order in which the court directed it to return Lungu’s remains to a private mortuary. The order was granted […] The post Zambian Government, ECL family to faceoff in court, today. first appeared on Mwebantu.