THE South African government says it hopes the Constitutional Court’s ruling signals finality to allow former president Edgar Lungu to be buried in Zambia. On Tuesday, the South African Constitutional Court refused to grant the Lungu family leave to appeal the High Court’s ruling, which ordered the repatriation of Lungu’s mortal remains for a state funeral and burial at Embassy Park. And Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa said despite the South African Constitutional Court’s ruling, government was committed to working with the Lungu family in order to give him a dignified state funeral, taking into account government rights. Speaking to journalists, Wednesday, South African Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola, said it was important for the Lungu...

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