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Lungu’s family loses bid to appeal ruling on former Zambian president’s burial
The Pretoria high court has dismissed with costs a bid by former Zambian president Edgar Lungu’s family’s to appeal a ruling rejecting its request to have him buried in South Africa. Lungu died on 5 June while receiving medical treatment in South Africa. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema’s government wanted to repatriate Lungu’s body for a…