EDGAR Lungu never expressed the wish to be buried in South Africa; he clearly wished to be afforded a dignified send-off in Zambia, Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha has told the South African High Court. Kabesha has further submitted that government denied Lungu permission to visit South Africa in September 2023 because he did not provide details of the medical treatment he allegedly had to undergo. He has also acknowledged that Lungu was prevented from attending the World Peace Summit and a church service in September 2023, as the state had information that he intended to use these events to further a political agenda. This is in a matter where Kabesha is seeking an interim court order in the South African...
