PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has apologised for the delay in announcing the funeral programme for former president Edgar Lungu, citing challenges in negotiations with the family on burial rites. And President Hichilema says he gets surprised when he hears people saying there’s tension between Zambia and Zimbabwe. President Hichilema told his Zimbabwean counterpart Emerson Mnangagwa that it was their joint duty to maintain strong relations between the two nations. Speaking during a meeting with Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Friday, President Hichilema said government had invested in negotiating with Lungu’s family rather than rolling out Presidential powers. “We have been having challenges with the family as to agree burial rites. By now we would have already announced the programme of the...