Zambia Loses Bid to Repatriate Edgar Lungu's Remains

Zambia loses bid to repatriate Edgar Lungu's remains

The family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has won a major legal battle after South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruled that they have the right to decide where he is buried. The judgment overturns an earlier High Court ruling that had allowed the Zambian government to repatriate Lungu’s remains for a state funeral. Court sides with Lungu family over burial rights Delivering judgment, Judge Raylene Keightley said the Zambian gov…

GOVERNMENT PLEDGES TO HONOUR LUNGU’S LEGACY DESPITE SOUTH AFRICA BURIAL

GOVERNMENT PLEDGES TO HONOUR LUNGU’S LEGACY DESPITE SOUTH AFRICA BURIAL. By Osward Kafwanka The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to preserving and honoring the legacy of Zambia’s Sixth Republican President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, despite the family’s decision to bury him in South Africa. Ministry of Information Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana says the former president’s Memorial […] The post GOVERNMENT PLEDGES TO HONOUR LUNGU’S LEGACY DESP…

Ex-Zambian president’s family wins burial dispute

CAPE TOWN (AP):A legal battle over where former Zambian President Edgar Lungu’s remains will be buried is over, more than a year after his death, as South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled in favour of his family and rejected the Zambian government’s claim of custody over his body.The ruling overturned a lower South African court decision that had ordered the family to hand over Lungu’s remains to the Zambian government for repatriation.

What’s Next For Lungu Burial Site At Embassy Park?

A burial site already prepared for former president Edgar Lungu at the Lungu burial site National Monument will remain unoccupied, Government has confirmed, with officials yet to decide what becomes of the plot now that the Lungu family has won the legal right to bury him in South Africa instead. Ministry of Information Permanent Secretary […]

Zambian Government Accepts Court Decision on Lungu’s Final Resting Place

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, overturning a previous Gauteng High Court decision that had ordered the repatriation of his remains to Zambia. The court upheld the family’s appeal, set aside the lower court’s order, and dismissed the Zambian government’s application to return Lungu’s body for a state funeral. As a result, Lungu’s remains will remain in South Africa…