# The Constitutional Court has dismissed the Lungu family’s application for a direct appeal against a full bench judgment affirming the Zambian government’s right to repatriate former President Edgar Lungu for a state funeral. The court found that the family had not made a sufficient case for a direct route, meaning the established legal process […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria het gehoor daar bestaan ‘n dooiepunt tussen die voormalige Zambiese president Edgar Lungu se familie en die Zambiese regering oor waar hy begrawe moet word. Die saak is Vrydag uitgestel vir onderhandelinge. Adjunk-regterpresident Aubrey Ledwaba het voorheen ten gunste van die staat beslis en ‘n staatsbegrafnis in Zambië goedgekeur. Die […]
# The High Court in Pretoria has heard that a deadlock remains between former Zambian president Edgar Lungu’s family and the Zambian government over his burial site. The matter was stood down on Friday for negotiations. Deputy Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba previously ruled in favour of the state, allowing a state funeral in Zambia. However, […]