South African court orders release of Lungu’s body for state funeral South Africa’s High Court has ordered the release of former Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s body to enable repatriation to Zambia for a state funeral.

A South African court on Friday ordered the repatriation of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu's body for a state funeral, siding with Zambia's government over his family who wanted him buried in South Africa,

The high court had ruled that there was an existing valid agreement between the family and the state to have the former president’s remains repatriated and for him to have a state funeral.