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South African court tells Zambian ex-president’s family to hand over body for burial at home
A South African court has ruled that Zambia can repatriate the remains of its former president and bury him in his home country.
Ex-president can be buried in Zambia against family's wishes, court rules
A South African court has ruled that Zambia's government can repatriate the body of former President Edgar Lungu and give him a state funeral, despite his family's opposition.
South African court orders repatriation of ex-Zambian leader Lungu's body
A South African court on Friday 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 buried in South Africa,
Zambia ex-president must be sent home for burial, South African court rules
After months of dispute, Pretoria high court says Edgar Lungu’s family must hand over his body for burial in Zambia.
Edgar Lungu: Court rules against late president’s kin, orders body repatriated for state funeral
A court ruled that the late Edgar Lungu, former president of Zambia, who passed away in South Africa, must be buried in Zambia, rejecting the wishes of his family.
South African court rules Edgar Lungu must be buried in Zambia
A South African court has ruled that the body of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu must be returned to Lusaka for a state funeral. The decision is a setback for his family, who had wanted him buried in South Africa in a private ceremony.
Edgar Lungu's family says court erred in its judgment after ordering that he be buried in Zambia
JOHANNESBURG - The family of Zambia’s former president Edgar Lungu said that the Pretoria High Court erred in its judgment, which ordered that he be buried in Lusaka. The Lungu family has filed court papers challenging the high court’s judgment. They have asked for leave to appeal the decision in the supreme court.
Edgar Lungu: Court rules ex-president can be buried in Zambia against family’s wishes
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.
Ex-Zambian Leader Should Be Buried in Home Country, Court Rules
A South African court ruled that former Zambian President Edgar Lungu should be buried in his home country, a judgment that follows weeks of legal wrangling over what should happen to his remains.
South African court upholds Zambia’s right to repatriate late president
South African court rules Zambia’s ex-president Edgar Lungu must be buried in Lusaka, overriding family objections in a high-profile burial dispute.
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Lungu's family to appeal decision to give Edgar's corpse to HH
The family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu have filed papers for leave to appeal Friday's High Court ...
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Edgar Lungu’s final words on Pulse TV: A painful farewell to freedom
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'The man belonged to the nation' - Lungu to be buried in Lusaka
The Zambian government has won its application to repatriate and bury former president Edgar Lungu in his home country.
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Court to determine Lungu’s burial site, 2 months after his death
The Zambian government and the family of former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu appeared before the court in Pretoria on Monday.