Family of Zambia's ex-leader should choose his burial site, South Africa court says

Polity Audio Articles · Jun 23, 2026 · 1m

Family of Zambia's ex-leader should choose his burial site, South Africa court says 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 order that Zambia's government could repatriate Lungu's body for a state funeral. Lungu, who led Zambia from 2015 to 2021, died in South Africa a year ago while undergoing medical treatment. His body has remained in South Africa since, as his family and the Zambian government have wrangled over whether he should be buried at a site designated for…