Court allows appeal in dispute over burial of ex-Zambian leader

A previous ruling had granted the government permission to repatriate Edgar Lungu’s body from South Africa against his family’s wishes

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has granted the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu the right to appeal a previous ruling that cleared the way for the government to repatriate his body for burial.

The legal tussle over his body has been dragging on for the past six months. It is not...