A South African court on Friday ruled in favor of the government of Zambia and ordered that it can repatriate the remains of its former president and bury him in his home country, against his family's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mass for former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, shown in a banner at right, was held at the Cathedral of Christ the King in ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A court in South Africa has denied a legal bid by the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu to appeal a ruling that he must be buried in his own country. Lungu, who led ...

President Hakainde Hichilema told the United Nations country team that Zambia’s 2026 general elections must be free, fair and ...

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — More than eight months after his death, former Zambian President Edgar Lungu's remains are still in a South African funeral home, the subject of a macabre fight between his ...

Edgar Lungu's body remains in South Africa as a legal battle over his burial continues The family of ex-Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa last June and is yet to be buried, have ...

JOHANNESBURG — A South African court on Friday ruled in favor of the government of Zambia and ordered that it can repatriate the remains of its former president and bury him in his home country, ...