Mzansi court reserves judgment in Edgar Lungu burial fight

A South African court on Monday reserved judgment in a legal dispute between the Zambian government and the family of the late former president Edgar Lungu regarding his repatriation.
A South African court on Monday reserved judgment in a legal dispute between the Zambian government and the family of the late former president Edgar Lungu regarding his repatriation.
Patriotic Front interim President Given Lubinda delivered an emotionally charged eulogy at the memorial service of the late former Zambian president Edgar Lungu on Tuesday in Pretoria, South Africa.
Edgar Lungu who was the sixth president of Zambia from 2015 to 2021, died at Medforum Clinic, a Medical Centre in Pretoria, South Africa on Thursday morning.
Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has reportedly died in South Africa at the age of 68, according to official sources.
President Hakainde Hichilema has fired Gary Nkombo as Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, replacing him with Sinazongwe Member of Parliament Gift Simuunza Sialubalo.
The Constitutional Court of Zambia ruled that former President Edgar Lungu is not eligible to contest the 2026 and future Presidential Elections.
Oxfam has sounded the alarm over the dire situation facing over six million people from farming families in Zambia, who are grappling with acute food shortages and malnutrition due to a severe drought crisis.
The government of Zambia has warned former President Edgar Lungu for his recent statement regarding potential unrest that could lead to the ousting of President Hakainde Hichilema before 2026.
Zambia's Acting Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Mulambo Haimbe, urged the United States of America and other nations to lift sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.
In the face of the severe drought gripping Zambia, the World Bank has pledged its commitment to mobilize resources to assist affected communities.