Johannesburg, June 23, 2026 (AFP) - S.African court backs late Zambian leader's family in burial dispute

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2026-06-23

A court ruled Tuesday that late Zambian ex-president Edgar Lungu can be buried in South Africa, handing his family a victory in a months-long fight with the current president over his remains. The ruling by South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal marks the latest turn in a rancorous dispute that has left Lungu unburied more than a year after his death in South Africa at age 68. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema's government had wanted to bring......

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