The body of the former Zambian president Dr. Edgar Lungu is at the centre of a complex legal dispute...Lungu died in South Africa in June last year, he has not been buried. The conflict over his burial is between his family led by his wife,Esther and the Zambian government. The family seek a private funeral without the presence of Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema, BUT the government wants the former president to be buried at Embassy Park in Lusaka with full state honours. Last week,  the Zambian government briefly took possession of the remains, claiming the family's appeal had lapsed. However, the family secured an urgent South African High Court order that same night, directing that the body be returned to a private funeral home until at least May 21.  Now to discuss this further we are joined by Dr Eustone Chiputa, a Historian, and Socio-economic analyst from the University of Zambia in Lusaka

<p>The body of the former Zambian president Dr. Edgar Lungu is at the centre of a complex legal dispute...Lungu died in South Africa in June last year, he has not been buried. The conflict over his burial is between his family led by his wife,Esther and the Zambian government. The family seek a private funeral without the presence of Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema, BUT the government wants the former president to be buried at Embassy Park in Lusaka with full state honours. Last week, &nbsp;the Zambian government briefly took possession of the remains, claiming the family's appeal had lapsed. However, the family secured an urgent South African High Court order that same night, directing that the body be returned to a private funeral home until at least May 21. &nbsp;Now to discuss this further we are joined by Dr Eustone Chiputa, a Historian, and Socio-economic analyst from the University of Zambia in Lusaka</p>