South Africa's appeals court grants Lungu's family burial right
23 Jun 2026, 18:25 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
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A legal battle over where former Zambian President Edgar Lungu's remains will be buried may be over, more than a year after he died, as South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday in favor of his family and rejected the Zambian government's claim of custody over his body.