The Zambian government has said it has taken possession of the body of former president Edgar Lungu – who died in South Africa 10 months ago – against the wishes of the family. …
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Edgar Lungu
Also known as: Lungu · ex-President Lungu · ex-Zambian President Edgar Lungu · Edgar Chagwa Lungu · former President Edgar Lungu · Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu · President Lungu · President Edgar Lungu · the late President Edgar Lungu
Former Zambian President who died in South Africa in June 2025; his body repatriated for state funeral despite family's wishes.
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- April 2026
The Zambian government has said it has taken possession of the body of former president Edgar Lungu – who died in South Africa 10 months ago – against the wishes of the family. …
Zambia’s government takes possession of ex-president’s body in repatriation row- February 2026
The family of ex-Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa last June and is yet to be buried, have dismissed allegations he was poisoned. …
Family of Zambia's ex-President Lungu dismiss poisoning allegation – lawyersZambia’s High Court has ordered the seizure of assets worth more than $1.3m (£923,000) from Dalitso Lungu, the son of former President Edgar Lungu. …
Son of Zambia's ex-President Lungu ordered to surrender 79 cars, petrol station and ‘luxury' flats- November 2025
… istorian and senior lecturer at South Africa’s Stellenbosch University, argues that the president has turned his back on what he once stood for. “In power and over the last four years, Hichilema has turned out to be nearly everything he detested about his predecessor, Edgar Lungu …
Stone-hurling anger unnerves Zambia's ‘fix-it' president- September 2025
… Witchcraft has also featured prominently in conversations over the protracted dispute between the government and the family of the late President Edgar Lungu over his funeral. …
Men jailed for witchcraft murder plot against Zambia's president… Several ministers in former President Edgar Lungu’s government have been convicted of various offences, but Malanji is the most high-profile of them. …
Former foreign minister sentenced to hard labour for corruption in Zambia- August 2025
“It’s coming home!” – a phrase indelibly linked to English football fans – has now gained currency among some Zambians in the battle over what to do with the body of former President Edgar Lungu. …
‘It's coming home' – the undignified row over the body of Zambia's ex-president- June 2025
… Edgar Lungu, who led Zambia from 2015 to 2021, died 11 days ago in South Africa where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. …
Zambian ex-president's family settle funeral row with governmentZambia’s former President Edgar Lungu, who died last week, left instructions that his successor Hakainde Hichilema “should not be anywhere near” his body, a family spokesman has said. …
Zambia's president not wanted at predecessor's funeral, family says
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Zambia government takes possession of ex-president Lungu's body
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Zambia's government has taken possession of former president Edgar Lungu's body, who died in South Africa in June, overriding his family's wishes for a private burial. A South African court previously ruled the government could repatriate the body for a state funeral, and the family's appeal has now lapsed, though they dispute this and have sought an urgent high court order to return it to the funeral home.
23 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Thursday 23 April
Zambia government takes possession of ex-president Lungu's body
Zambia's government has taken possession of former president Edgar Lungu's body, who died in South Africa in June, overriding his family's wishes for a private burial. A South African court previously ruled the government could repatriate the body for a state funeral, and the family's appeal has now lapsed, though they dispute this and have sought an urgent high court order to return it to the funeral home.
23 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Zambia's government takes body of ex-president Lungu
Zambia's government has taken possession of the body of former president Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa 10 months ago, despite the family's wishes for a private burial. A South African court last August ruled the government could repatriate the body for a state funeral, and the family's appeal attempt has lapsed.
23 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Wednesday 18 February
Lungu family denies poisoning claims amid burial dispute
The family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa last June, has dismissed allegations that he was poisoned, telling South African police the claims are "unfounded and unsupported by credible evidence." The denial comes as the family continues a legal battle with Zambia's government over whether Lungu should receive a state funeral at home or be buried privately in South Africa.
18 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Wednesday 11 February
Zambian court orders seizure of assets from ex-president's son
Zambia's High Court has ordered the forfeiture of assets worth more than $1.3 million from Dalitso Lungu, son of former President Edgar Lungu, including 79 vehicles and 23 pieces of property. The court ruled that Lungu and his company failed to provide credible explanation for how the assets were lawfully acquired, finding his employment history and income insufficient to account for the acquisitions.
11 February 2026 · The Namibian →