Zambia: Burying Edgar Lungu in South Africa Denies Zambians the Chance to Pay Their Last Respects

Zambia: Burying Edgar Lungu in South Africa denies Zambians the chance to pay their last respects

Pretoria High Court blocks burial of former President Lungu

Pretoria High Court Judge Aubrey Ledwaba halted the planned burial of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu on 25 June 2025. However, Zambia’s Attorney General, Mulilo D. Kabesha, filed an urgent interim interdict application after Lungu’s family planned a private burial. According to the Zambian government, burial in Embassy Park is permitted by both national custom and the Presidential Burial Site Act. However, the Act does not make this mandat…

Zambia Pushes for State Funeral; Court Halts Lungu’s Burial in SA

The Zambian government obtained a court order in South Africa to stop the private burial of former President Edgar Lungu on the day it was scheduled to take place. Lungu’s family was forced to leave the funeral service and attend a courtroom hearing in Pretoria, still dressed in black funeral attire. The Pretoria High Court ruled that the burial would be delayed until a case regarding the location of the funeral is resolved, with another hearing…

Court blocks burial of former Zambian president over state-family feud

The African nation's government and the late Edgar Lungu's relatives are in disagreement over how his funeral should be held Read Full Article at RT.com

SA Court Secures and Restricts Remains of Zambia’s Sixth President Edgar Lungu - The Zambian Observer

Gauteng Court Secures and Restricts Remains of Zambia’s Sixth President (In the High Court of South Africa (Gautend Division -Pretoria) …Only the First to Seventh Respondents (Mama Esther Lungu, Family and Spokesperson) are permited to visit and to inspect and/or allow further individuals to visit and to inspect the body of the late President. 2. […] The post SA Court Secures and Restricts Remains of Zambia’s Sixth President Edgar Lungu first ap…