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Minister Lamola discusses impasse over the repatriation of former Zambian president Lungu’s remains [SOUND]

# International Relations and Cooperation minister, Ronald Lamola, met with Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema on Sunday to discuss the impasse over the repatriation of former president Edgar Lungu’s remains. The 68-year-old died at a Pretoria hospital on the fifth of this month. However, he has not yet been laid to rest owing to a dispute between Lungu’s family and the Zambian government. Lamola’s spokesperson, Chrispin Phiri, says government is committed to navigating this sensitive matter with the utmost dignity:

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