00:00eight months after the death of former zambian president edgar lungo on june fifth twenty five in south africa the question of where he will be buried remains unresolved despite clear court rulings and growing public interest
00:14in august twenty twenty five the pretoria high court ruled that lungo's body must be returned to zambia for a state funeral rejecting his family's wish to bury him in south africa and later denying them leave to appeal saying there was no reasonable prospect of success
00:30as a former head of state lungo is entitled to a national funeral in zambia and the court have made clear that the national interest outweighs the family's preference clearing the way legally for his repatriation in burial but so far there has been no official repatriation
00:46the families reported to have approached south africa's supreme court of appeal and their silence is further fueling speculations for now the key question remains will edgar lungo's final resting place become a site of national unity or another flashpoint in zambia's already tense political landscape
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