A President Who Betrayed his own Soil & People he once ruled for 7years simply because he hated one Man Shame – Shamoba
We, as concerned citizens and observers of governance, express deep concern and disappointment over the unfolding situation regarding the final resting place of Zambia’s 6th Republican President, Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu.
Reports suggesting that the late President may be buried in South Africa, due to unresolved disputes between his family and the Zambian government, have sparked shock, confusion, and national distress. The presence of South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr. Ronald Lamola, at the funeral proceedings in Pretoria has only intensified speculation and public anxiety.
Zambia, a sovereign nation with established traditions, honors its former heads of state by interring them at Embassy Park in Lusaka, the official burial site for Presidents. This tradition has been upheld regardless of personal or family wishes, in recognition of the office held and the legacy left behind. Even in past cases—such as those of Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, Dr. Levy Mwanawasa, and Mr. Michael Sata—this national protocol was respected.
The current situation, therefore, is not just unprecedented but deeply troubling. It threatens to set a chaotic precedent that could undermine national unity, the authority of state institutions, and Zambia’s sense of historical continuity.
We ask:
1. Have the Presidents of South Africa and Zambia directly discussed this matter to seek resolution at a diplomatic and leadership level?
2. Would South Africans find it acceptable if one of their former Presidents died in Zambia and was buried there permanently due to unresolved internal disputes?
This issue is larger than family disagreements. It concerns national identity, protocol, and historical integrity. The people of Zambia—those who voted for Dr. Lungu and those who did not—deserve closure and the opportunity to mourn a former Head of State on home soil.
The ongoing silence from both President Hakainde Hichilema and President Cyril Ramaphosa is concerning. While we recognize the complexities of family grief and personal wishes, state leadership requires rising above discomfort to act decisively in the national interest.
President Lungu was not an ordinary citizen. He was Commander-in-Chief, Head of State, and a custodian of Zambia’s democratic journey. His legacy, however controversial, belongs to the Zambian people. His burial must be conducted with the dignity, transparency, and national unity befitting his office.
We call on both governments to urgently clarify their positions, facilitate meaningful dialogue between the involved parties, and ensure that the body of Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu is repatriated to Zambia for a proper state funeral.
The future will judge harshly the inaction or weakness of today’s leadership if this matter is left unresolved. Let us not allow historical confusion, tension, and broken national tradition to result from avoidable diplomatic silence.
We seek not division but restoration—of order, of dignity, and of the shared legacy of our Republic.
Written by:
Aaron Shamoba | Shamobazm@gmail.com
Date: 20/06/2025 | +260970412911
Propaganda gone mad. Mulepena!
No matter how many useless articles you write, you won’t spin anything. You are just exposing your foolishness.
The late Edgar Lungu hasn’t been put to rest yet. The family and many Zambians are in mourning. You are in overdrive with useless articles without any sensitivities to the grieving family. You are a completely useless people.
They are really hurting. Chifukushi can also kill, ka.
This is too much now.
ECL is gone imwe bantu. Even in death, he is still giving people nightmares. Why are you so bitter? Just let it go.
VOTE FOR CHANGE IN 2026.
HaaIndigo Tyrol is crying buckets. You father is dead and rotting
Kikikiki
Yaba, your father dug his own grave kikikiki.
VOTE FOR CHANGE IN 2026.
We don’t even to talk of him….The president already talked. . But the way You loose a Game then you become bitter?? . It’s very interesting of ECL. Government for everyone if he didn’t play well BLAME THE GAME NOT HH. HH WON A CLEAR GAME. WHY BYING BITTER?? DON’T NLAME THE PLAYER.You are in for MORE confusion as ba PF. Incoming Days you will fight among yourself. Us we are on the terrace for NOW. Just do your things the way you want them to be..
We will even advice HH to be quiet even for months so that you get embarrassed yourselves.
You thought he was a boy. He is mature STATESMAN AS WE SPEAK RIGHT NOW HATE THE GAME NOT THE PLAYER.
Some countries don’t discourage people who ask to settle if they have very enough resources to even invest.If you try to do the same and you are a have not you will be rejected, no sooner do you try than you are rejected.These are facts of life.
I THINK OUR COUNTRY SHUOLD VISIT CULTURE ,EVEN IN THOSE DAYS PEOPLE USED TO PUT TO REST THEIR BELOVED ONES FROM THE PLACE THEY WERE BORN FROM.AS A YOUNG CITIZEN IT HAS DISTURBED ME SO MUCH EVEN MENTALLY,ASKING MYSELF WHERE ARE WE GOING AS A COUNTRY. LET THE COUNTY HAVE RULES AND REGULATIONS WHICH WILL GIVE US DIRECTON,AND EVEN BEEN PLACED IN THE CONSTITUTION OF ZAMBIA. YES WE CAN HAVE OUR OWN CHOICES AS FAMILIES BUT FOR SOMEONE WHO HOLDS THE TOP OFFICE ,FAMILY SHOULD HAVE A LITTLE SAY OF DICIDING WHERE TO PUT THE BODY OF THERE BELOVED ONES,TO AVOID SIMILAR ISSUES I FUTURE. LET US LOVE ONE OTHER AS ON PEOPLE.
LET LORD BLESS ZAMBIA
This ECL saga mlm makes me regret he was our president! Maybe the man was on self imposed exile that the current administration was not aware of. The impasse is a revelation of a “shadowy” ECL Zambian roots! Zambian character is norm cast in sombre occasions!