ConCourt denies Edgar Lungu's family leave to appeal ruling on his burial site

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26 August 2025 | 10:07

The family approached the apex court after the high court ruled in the Zambian government's favour, ordering that Lungu's remains be repatriated to Lusaka.

ConCourt denies Edgar Lungu's family leave to appeal ruling on his burial site

Edgar Lungu’s family in the Pretoria High Court where judgement that Edgar’s remains be repatriated to Lusaka for burial was handed down on 8 August 2025. Picture: Sphamandla Dlamini/EWN

JOHANNESBURG - The Constitutional Court has denied the family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu leave to appeal in the battle to determine where his remains should be buried.

The family approached the apex court after the high court ruled in the Zambian government's favour, ordering that Lungu's remains be repatriated to Lusaka.

The family is adamant on having him laid to rest in South Africa to avoid the involvement of the current president, Hakainde Hichilema, in the funeral.

Lungu died in June while receiving medical attention in Johannesburg.

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