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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mogomotsi Magome and Jacob Zimba

Last-minute court order halts former president’s burial in South Africa

Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu - (AP)

The private burial of former President Edgar Lungu in South Africa was halted on Wednesday after the Zambian government succeeded in getting a last-minute court order on the day of the funeral to stop proceedings.

Members of Lungu's family were forced to delay their appearance at a burial service and instead attend a courtroom hearing in the South African capital dressed in black funeral attire to hear the case.

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