South African court orders repatriation of ex-Zambian leader Lungu's body


Mourners gather in front of a banner ahead of the funeral of Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu, who died on June 5 while receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness in a South African hospital, before a church service at the Cathedral of Christ the King, and a private burial, in Hillbrow,PHOTO/REUTTERS


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What you need to know:

  • Lungu, Zambia's head of state from 2015 to 2021, died in South Africa on June 5 while receiving medical treatment.

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