Edgar Lungu was not merely a private individual; he was the head of state, a symbol of Zambia’s sovereignty and democratic ...

The family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has applied for leave to appeal the High Court decision granting the ...

The Pretoria High Court has ordered Edgar Lungu’s burial in Zambia, bringing an end to a two-month legal battle over his ...

A South African court has ruled that Zambia’s government can repatriate the body of former President Edgar Lungu and give him ...

Lungu, who served as Zambia's head of state from 2015 to 2021, died in South Africa on June 5 while receiving medical treatment. The South African high court halted plans for Lungu to be buried in ...

After months of dispute, Pretoria high court says Edgar Lungu’s family must hand over his body for burial in Zambia.

A South African court on Friday, August 8, ordered the repatriation of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu's body for a state funeral, siding with Zambia's government over his family who wanted him ...

A South African court has ruled that Zambia can repatriate the remains of its former president, Edgar Lungu, and bury him in ...

Thus, another standoff is underway, at a time the court ruling was anticipated to settle the deadlock between the Lungus and the government on whether the deceased would be buried in South Africa as ...

The Pretoria High Court has delivered a historic ruling today, ordering the repatriation of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu's body home for a state funeral, resolving a nearly two-month dispute ...

A South African court ruled Friday that Zambia's former president Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa on June 5, should be buried in Zambia, against his family's wishes.

Former Zambian president Edgar Lungu's burial has been the subject of a two-month dispute between Zambia's government and his family.