Patriotic Front PF faction leader Makebi Zulu has left the country for South Africa to attend the court case in which Zambia’s Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha has moved the Pretoria high court to an urgent hearing to demand for the return of the mortal remains of Zambia’s Sixth President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu.
The Pretoria High Court is expected to hear the Inter-parte matter today.
The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has strongly condemned Government for the extremely poor manner in which they have handled of the matter and for traumatising both the widow, the ECL family and the nation because of their failure to resolve this matter and for taking a very adversarial and polarising approach.
Be that as it may, Kasama Catholic Archbishop Ignatius Chama has described the ongoing burial impasse involving the late former President Lungu’s remains as embarrassing, saying the 10-month delay has disturbed the spirits of the Lungu family.
Archbishop Chama said Zambians have been troubled by the latest developments surrounding the mortal remains of the former Head of State, calling for timely negotiations grounded in sincerity and truth to ensure that Mr Lungu is laid to rest.
He questioned whether the Zambian Government’s confirmation of the exact cause of Lungu’s death and revelations that the family has the remains in their custody could help bring the matter to a logical conclusion.
Speaking during his weekly Voice of the Shepherd radio programme, the Archbishop noted that government justification for taking the matter to the South African court was meant to enable negotiations over burial and funeral proceedings questioning why the matter has continued without concrete progress between the two parties.
Archbishop Chama has since urged Zambians to pray for both the Lungu family and the Government to find a solution regarding the burial of Mr Lungu, who once served the country as Republican President.
His remarks come after South Africa’s Pretoria High Court set Thursday, 30th April 2026, to hear the matter concerning the custody of the former President’s remains.
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