TWO Mountains Burial Services, where former president Edgar Lungu’s mortal remains were being held, says his remains should not be returned to them. The facility says it has been advised by the Zambian government’s lawyer that Lungu’s body will not be immediately repatriated due to ongoing investigations. Meanwhile, Makebi Zulu says a postmortem has been conducted on Lungu without the family’s consent. Earlier, Lungu’s family filed a notice of motion in the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa, requesting that their appeal against a High Court judgment which surrendered his mortal remains to government be reinstated. This followed the High Court’s formal transfer of Lungu’s remains into government’s custody, after the family’s inability to proceed with their appeal. In...

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