# The High Court in Pretoria has postponed former Zambian president Edgar Lungu family’s bid for leave to appeal a ruling ordering his body to be repatriated to Lusaka. The family’s legal representative, human rights lawyer Tembeka Ngcukaitobi , told the judge both parties agreed to discuss the matter out of court and return on […]
# Die familie van die wyle voormalige Zambiese president Edgar Lungu het aansoek gedoen om verlof tot appèl teen die uitspraak van die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria wat gelas het dat sy oorskot na Lusaka gerepatrieer word vir begrafnis. Regterpresident Aubrey Ledwaba het gister dié bevel gelewer en die Zambiese regering se argument oor ‘n staatsbegrafnis […]
# The family of late former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has filed for leave to appeal a Pretoria High Court ruling ordering his remains be repatriated to Lusaka for burial. Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba delivered the order yesterday, siding with the Zambian government’s claim of a prior agreement for a state funeral. The family disputes […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria het beslis die oorskot van die gewese Zambiese president, Edgar Lungu, moet gerepatrieer word vir ‘n staatsbegrafnis. Dit beëindig ‘n regsgeding tussen die Zambiese regering en sy familie, wat hom in Johannesburg wou begrawe. Lungu is twee maande gelede dood toe hy behandeling in Suid-Afrika ontvang het. Die adjunk-regterpresident, Aubrey […]
# The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that late former Zambian president Edgar Lungu’s mortal remains must be repatriated for a state funeral. This ends a legal standoff between the Zambian government and his family who wanted to bury him in Johannesburg. Lungu died two months ago while receiving treatment in South Africa. Deputy […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria lewer vandag uitspraak oor die laaste rusplek van die gewese Zambiese president, Edgar Lungu. Die Zambiese regering het versoek dat sy liggaam na sy vaderland geneem moet word vir ‘n staatsbegrafnis en teraarde-bestelling in Embassy Park in Lusaka. Die regering betoog sy voordele is wel opgeskort weens politieke ingryping, maar […]
# The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria is set to deliver judgment on the final resting place of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu. The Zambian government has requested to repatriate Lungu’s body for a state funeral and burial at Embassy Park in Lusaka. The government argues although his benefits were suspended due to political involvement, […]
# Die regsverteenwoordiger van die ontslape Zambiese oudpresident, Edgar Lungu, se familie beweer daar is geen bewyse dat hy in sy vaderland begrawe wou word nie. Advokaat Casper Welgemoed het aan die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria gesê sulke bewerings is hoorsê en moet ignoreer word. Die Zambiese regering en die familie is in ‘n regstryd gewikkel […]
# The legal counsel for the late former Zambian president Edgar Lungu’s family has argued there’s no evidence he wished to be buried in Zambia. Advocate Casper Welgemoed told the High Court in Pretoria any such claims are hearsay and should be dismissed. The Zambian government and the Lungu family are in a legal battle […]
