A South African court has ruled in favor of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu's family regarding his burial.

Edgar Lungu's family and the Zambian government remain in dispute 12 months after he died.

A South African appeals court ruled that Edgar Lungu's family can decide his burial arrangements and location.

JOHANNESBURG, June 23 (Reuters) - A South African appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu should decide where he is buried, overturning a lower court's ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A legal battle over where former Zambian President Edgar Lungu's remains will be buried is over, more than a year after he died, as South Africa's Supreme Court of ...

The Supreme Court of Appeal found that the Pretoria high court erred in concluding that the Zambian government had established a right to an order directing the repatriation of the late former preside ...

The Supreme Court of Appeal rules in favour of the Lungu family's burial wishes, ending the Zambian government's legal battle ...

SCA has ruled in favour of Edgar Lungu's family, ending Zambia's bid to repatriate the former president's remains for a state ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Edgar Lungu’s served as the sixth president of Zambia from 2015 to 2021 (AFP via Getty Images) Edgar Lungu, the former president ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zambia's President Edgar Chagwa Lungu addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in ...