If Hichilema wants to repeat the coalition that delivered him the last election, he should focus less on the funeral ...

Opinion: Lungu Burial Saga Exposes Zambia’s Legal Vacuum By Oliver Jangulo The Pretoria High Court’s handling of the Edgar ...

Joseph Malanji was convicted of acquiring properties and helicopters that were suspected to be the proceeds of crime.

A South African court has ruled that Zambia's government can repatriate the body of former President Edgar Lungu and give him a state funeral, despite his family's opposition. Lungu's family had ...

In Zambia, a breakthrough may be near as the government and the family of late former President Edgar Lungu begin mediated ...

After days of uncertainty and negotiations, the funeral arrangements for Zambia's former president have been finalised. Edgar Lungu, who led Zambia from 2015 to 2021, died 10 days ago in South Africa ...

An economy in rebound and a fragmented opposition would ordinarily give Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema strong prospects for re-election next year, but visible scars of tough economic reforms ...

LUSAKA, Zambia — Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu will be buried in South Africa instead of his homeland because of a disagreement between his family and Zambia’s government over his funeral.

Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has died at the age of 68, his party has said in a statement. He had "been receiving specialized treatment in South Africa" for an undisclosed illness, the ...

LUSAKA, Zambia — Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu will be buried in South Africa instead of his homeland because of a disagreement between his family and Zambia's government over his funeral.

FILE - Zambian President Edgar Lungu attends the Southern African Development Community's leaders' conference in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, file) LUSAKA, ...