The Pretoria High Court has indefinitely adjourned the hearing of the leave to appeal, where the family had made an application to be heard following their failure to accept the judgement that was passed to allow the Zambian government to repatriate and bury the remains of the late Edgar Lungu in Zambia.
The Pretoria High Court has adjourned to Monday, the 18th of August, for the hearing of the leave appeal by the Lungu family.
This was the shortest of all the court sessions in the Edgar Lungu burial impasse between the Zambian government and the Lungu family.
The Pretoria High Court will deliver the long-awaited judgement tomorrow on where the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu will be buried.
The family of the late former president almost buried his remains in South Africa before the Zambian government went to court in late June to stop the process.
The main case in which the Zambian government wants the family of the late former President Edgar Lungu to hand over his body was postponed in the Pretoria High Court in South Africa.
The Court has since adjourned the matter for judgement before Friday.
The Speaker of the National Assembly in Zambia, Nelly Mutti, has reserved a ruling on a point of order regarding the elective parliamentary seat belonging to Tasila Lungu, the daughter of the late former president of Zambia.
Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who died yesterday in a London clinic, will be buried later today in his home country.
The South African government has not granted authority for the burial of Zambia's former president, Edgar Lungu, to be buried in that country.
The remains of Zambia’s former President, Edgar Lungu, which were scheduled to be repatriated to Zambia, were not returned as initially announced.
Makebi Zulu, the family’s lawyer and spokesperson, has accused the Zambian government of retracting the agreement reached last Sunday.
Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who died on 5th June 2025, will be buried next Monday.
His burial will be preceded by several solemn activities, including a valedictory ceremony on the Supreme Court grounds in honour of his contributions to the legal fraternity.
The remains of former President Edgar Lungu will be repatriated from South Africa to Zambia on Wednesday, June 10.
Zambia's Secretary to Cabinet announced that President Hakainde Hichilema has declared a 7-day mourning period in honour of his predecessor.
