Gauteng Court Secures and Restricts Remains of Zambia’s Sixth President
(In the High Court of South Africa (Gautend Division -Pretoria)
…Only the First to Seventh Respondents (Mama Esther Lungu, Family and Spokesperson) are permited to visit and to inspect and/or allow further individuals to visit and to inspect the body of the late President.
2. If any party wishes to intervene in the application, they are to file their Notice of
Motion and Founding Affidavit and/or any Answering Affdavit on or before the 18
July 2025.
3. If any party wishes to be joined in this application as amiaus curiae, such parties
should file their Notice of Motion and Founding Affidavit on or before the 18 July
2025.
4. The Notice to Oppose to be filed by the Respondents on or before the 30 June 2025.
5. The Applicant is ordered to file its Amended Notice of Motion and Supplementary Founding Affidavit in the application seeking the repatriation of the body of the late President to Zambia, on or before the 4 July 2025.
6. The Respondents are ordered to file their Opposing Affidavits and Heads of Arguement, on or before 11th July 2025.
7. The Applicant is ordered to file its Replying Affidavit and Heads of Argument,
Chronology and List of Authorities, on or before the 18 July 2025.
8. The Respondents are to file their Heads of Argument, Chronology and List of Authorities on or before the 24 July 2025.
6. The Respondents are ordered to.file their Opposing Affidavits, on or before the 11
July 2025.
7. The Applicant is ordered to file its Replying Affidavit and Heads of Arguement, Chronology and List of Authorities or or before 18th July 2025.
8. The Respondents are to file their Heads of Argument, Chronology and List of Authorities on or before the 24th July 2025.
9. The parties are to file a Joint Practice Note and Joint Chronology on or before the 25
July 2025 and be heard as a special motion on the 4 August|2025.
10.All parties agree to electronic service on their appointed attoneys of record.
11.The costs of the urgent application are reserved to be determined when when the the main application is heard.
They never saw it coming these guys.Notice that South Africa follows the rule of law,no mangamanga business. Don`t make a mistake, it’s not Zambia.
Yeah, yeah! These are are international and universal procedure, which are aimed at promoting justice, legal democratic dispensation and partipatory and
principally maintaining the rule of law. Well done solicitor general Kabesha. To use lawyers, this act shall remain as a bicon for our future references should we encounter similar situations. Law is law. Persons should stop being stubborn, otherwise the law May throw them into regrettable situations.
Yeah, yeah! These are international and universal procedures, which are aimed at promoting justice, legal democratic dispensation and partipatory and principally maintaining the rule of law. Well done solicitor general Kabesha. To us lawyers, this act shall remain as a bicon for our future references should we encounter similar situations. Law is law. Persons should now stop being stubborn, otherwise the law May throw them into regrettable situations.