Ex-Zambian Leader Should Be Buried in Home Country, Court Rules

A South African court ruled that former Zambian President Edgar Lungu should be buried in his home country, a judgment that follows weeks of legal wrangling over what should happen to his remains.

Lungu died in a hospital in Pretoria on June 5 and his family wanted to hold a private burial ceremony for him in South Africa and for Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema to be excluded from the proceedings. The Zambian government insisted he should have an official funeral at home.