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 police in the Zambezi Region arrested a 38-year-old Maunga Village resident from the Choi area on Wednesday night for the murder of a Zambian national at the Sinai entertainment centre. The deceased, Mike Longwani from Siboya village in Kaungamashi, Zambia, was a shopkeeper at Sinai.
President Hakainde Hichilema says Zambia and Namibia have signed progressive agreements that will change the lives of people in the entire region.
Zambia's Attorney General has demanded access to the late Edgar Lungu's body for identification and authentication purposes.
Mulilo Kabesha, through the lawyers representing the state in South Africa, has warned that failure to grant access will prompt them to seek an order from the Pretoria High Court.
The family of the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has filed its response to the lawsuit in the South African court, dwindling chances of dialogue over the burial impasse.
The government of Zambia has started a process of repatriating its citizens living in the USA without valid immigration status.
Zambia's Government Attorney General, Mulilo Kabesha, says it should be presumed that acceptance of conditions under the Former President Benefits Act by Edgar Lungu means he intended to be given a state funeral in accordance with Zambian customs and traditions.
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.
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.
