AG asks South African court to block Lungu’s burial in foreign country
IN this exclusive interview, Zambia’s Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha says he is acting in the public interest by seeking an interim court order against Edgar Lungu’s family to prevent his burial in South Africa. Kabesha says the former president is entitled to be laid to rest in his home country. Lungu’s family spokesperson Makebi Zulu has indicated that the family will proceed to bury Lungu in South Africa today. This decision, however, has led the Attorney General to launch a public interest lawsuit in the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa, Pretoria,.......