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WATCH | Court case over burial of ex-Zambian president Edgar Lungu

The dispute over the final resting place of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu is set to reach finality on Friday.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 25: Family and friends at the funeral service for former Zambian President Edgar Lungu at Cathedral Of Christ The King Catholic Church in Hillbrow on June 25, 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Lungu died on June 5th at the age of 68 at a Pretoria hospital where he had been receiving treatment for a number of weeks. The funeral took place amid a dispute between Lungu’s family and the Zambian government over the location and nature of his burial. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 25: Family and friends at the funeral service for former Zambian President Edgar Lungu at Cathedral Of Christ The King Catholic Church in Hillbrow on June 25, 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Lungu died on June 5th at the age of 68 at a Pretoria hospital where he had been receiving treatment for a number of weeks. The funeral took place amid a dispute between Lungu’s family and the Zambian government over the location and nature of his burial. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo) (Sharon Seretlo)

The dispute over the final resting place of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu is set to reach finality on Friday.

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria will deliver judgment on the issue between the Zambian government and the Lungu family.

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