LATEST: South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the Lungu family.Lungu’s body to remain in South Africa.
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LATEST: South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the Lungu family.Lungu’s body to remain in South Africa.
LATEST: South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the Lungu family.Lungu’s body to remain in South Africa.
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the family of late former President, Edgar Lungu overturning an August 2025 Gauteng High Court judgment that had granted the Zambian government the right to repatriate his remains for a State funeral and burial.
According to SABC News, the appellate court set aside the Pretoria High Court ruling, marking a major development in the long-running legal dispute between the Zambian government and the Lungu family over the former Head of State’s final resting place.
Former President Lungu died in South Africa on June 5, 2025, while receiving medical treatment.
The ruling means that Lungu’s remains will remain in South Africa unless the family decides otherwise or there are further legal developments
