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Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
1. South Afrika - Zambia:
South Africa's Top Court Rules Edgar Lungu Will Be Buried in South Africa, Hands Victory to Family
Former Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu will be buried in South Africa after the country's Supreme Court of Appeal overturned an earlier ruling that would have allowed the Zambian Government to repatriate his remains for a state funeral and burial in Lusaka.
In a landmark judgment delivered on Tuesday, 23 June 2026, the Supreme Court of Appeal…
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