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Zambia ex-president's family wins latest legal battle over what should happen to his body (opens original article in a new tab)

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Zambia's ex-president's family won a legal battle to bury his body in South Africa, overturning a previous ruling that allowed the Zambian government to repatriate the corpse.

  • Zambia's ex-president Edgar Lungu's family won an appeal to bury his body in South Africa where he died
  • Zambian government wanted to repatriate the body for a state funeral in Lusaka
  • Legal battle continues as government awaits next steps after Supreme Court of Appeal ruling

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