Lungu burial case adjournment not a sign of family lawyer’s ‘smartness’ – Kabimba
FORMER Justice Minister and lawyer, Wynter Kabimba says the Pretoria High Court’s indefinite adjournment of the Lungu family’s leave to appeal case has nothing to do with the smartness of the lawyer representing the family.
This morning, the Pretoria High Court adjourned the leave to appeal hearing case sine die, a Latin term meaning the hearing has been suspended indefinitely.
This means that the court will not set a new date until the Constitutional Court resolves the related matter before it.
Kabimba stated that this is a routine legal procedure and has nothing to do with the perceived competence or “smartness” of the new lawyer representing the family.
The case centers on the Lungu family asserting rights over the body of late former president Edgar Lungu.
Kabimba said because the Constitutional Court involves fundamental human rights, the Pretoria Court must prioritise those claims over other questions, such as who is legally entitled to conduct the burial.
“The ECL family case in South Africa has been adjourned sine die by the High Court. This simply means the hearing will remain suspended until the Constitutional Court concludes the case before it.”
“This has nothing to do with the ‘smartness’ of the new lawyer, it is standard court procedure. Since the family is asserting rights to the body, which is a human rights issue, that matter takes precedence over the question of who should conduct the burial. That is the current gist of the matter,” wrote Kabimba…https://kalemba.news/local/lungu-burial-case-adjournment-not-a-sign-of-family-lawyers-smartness-kabimba/
By Catherine Pule
Kalemba, August 18, 2025
Even the South Africa Constitution court will be mandated to refer to the Zambian constitution because in the previous high court judge it was argued and highlighted that president Lungu is neither a South Africa citizen nor a resident. He just went there for medical reasons. And the family did not “object” that premise both in argument and judgement.
Even the South Africa Constitution court will be mandated to refer to the Zambian constitution because in the previous high court judgement it was argued and highlighted that president Lungu is neither a South Africa citizen nor a resident. He just went there for medical reasons. And the family did not “object” that premise both in the argument and judgement.
SA courts have no jurisdiction in the case of Fmr President
Correct
You are all correct. And the point is that the lawyer appealed not so that he can win the case. But buy time.
What is imperitive of that the South African Constitution court meet and decide the way forward. Already we read that Lingu’s body is said detitrorating. We then have an issue of them not being able to determine whether its Lungu or not.
What then is the purpose of the court case, if the courts in urgent matters drag their feet? There is no justice. Just like the slap on the hands of the political party leaders sentence. You slap one Mwenda then a Njobvu appears? Same noise only louder. We as a people have to say no. Enough is enough of the treasury seeking to raid, politicians that is all noise but not “glip”