The period government had announced for mourning of late former President Edgar Lungu lapsed today at 6pm local time.
There has been standoff the body is still in South Africa. Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa says talks have reached an advanced stage so he will soon inform the nation on the way forward.
Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday sent a Special Envoy to Zambia saying they could not remain silent as though nothing had happened.
Foreign Dignitaries who are supposed to attend the funeral don’t know what to do as the burial date by press time was not known.
President Hakainde Hichilema however promised his Zimbabwe counterpart that Lungu will be buried in Zambia.
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#ZambianEye 14th June 2025