LUNGU FAMILY SEEKS COSTS OVER CANCELLED SOUTH AFRICA BURIAL
The family of former President Edgar Lungu is seeking a cost order against the Zambian government in the South African High Court over the cancellation of his planned burial in South Africa on June 25, 2025.
According to the family’s latest submissions, the burial was called off after the Zambian government filed an urgent court application on the same day, seeking the repatriation of Mr. Lungu’s body to Zambia.
They argue that the government’s last minute intervention caused significant emotional and financial distress, warranting a punitive cost order.
The Lungu family says they were forced to abandon funeral arrangements, which had already incurred costs for services including the funeral home, venue hire, transport, clergy, and security. These expenses, they argue, were in line with the late President’s wishes and undertaken under the family’s lawful authority.
They further state that former First Lady Esther Lungu, as the lawful surviving spouse, is entitled under South African law to determine her husband’s burial.
The family insists that Mr. Lungu had clearly and repeatedly expressed that he did not wish to be buried under the current Zambian administration led by President Hakainde Hichilema.
Meanwhile, the Zambian government maintains its stance on repatriating Mr. Lungu’s body, a move the family wants the court to dismiss.
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The family of thieves they don’t stop stealing from us , today they have come with new version.
After agreeing with the Lungu Family, Zambia as a country organized all expensive protocols from military, other government officials, vehicles, grading of the road, digging the burial place, sending delegations to SA, preparing a parade to receive the body, organizing all ceremonial activities and finally the Lungu family reneged. The south African government through organized protocols with Zambia also organized the same protocols for the departure of the body.
This family is something else.
What about costs incurred by the Zambian and South African governments relating to the funeral of ECL?
The government also should seek compensation for preparing the grave site for the late president from the Lungu family. The family should compensate the nation for emotional stress of waiting for body and national mourning.
Emotional stress on 20million people is required as compensation…
Can Esther Lungu manage this ..