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South Africa’s NPA reopens the inquest into Steve Biko’s 1977 death in police custody, nearly five decades after the anti-apartheid leader died.
The African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has called on former colonial powers to acknowledge historic crimes, offer meaningful…
Zambia’s government and Lungu’s family have begun mediated talks to resolve a funeral dispute.
South Africa’s top court upholds repatriation of ex-Zambian president’s body for a state funeral, rejects his family’s bid for private burial in Pretoria.
President Hichilema says Zambia is in talks with Lungu’s family over his burial following months of dispute about the late president’s final resting place.
The skeletal remains of Lucy, a 3.18 million-year-old human ancestor which rarely leaves Ethiopia, has left for Prague, Czech Republic.…
Zambian government and Lungu family resume negotiations to resolve a protracted dispute over the repatriation and burial of the former president.
Until the appeal by the Lungu family against a Pretoria court decision is resolved, the former president’s remains will remain in South Africa.
South African court rules that the remains of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu be returned to Zambia for a state funeral.
The court’s ruling is expected to set a precedent on the balance between state protocol and family wishes in the burial of public figures.