The ongoing legal battle concerning the remains of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has taken another dramatic turn. Just hours after a South African High Court ruled that Lungu’s body be repatriated to Lusaka for a state funeral, his family filed an application for leave to appeal the decision in South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal. 

Daimone Siulapwa, Political Analyst and Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Voice Newspaper in Zambia, spoke with Channel Africa’s reporter Michael Mbewe on how the news has been received in Zambia.

The ongoing legal battle concerning the remains of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has taken another dramatic turn. Just hours after a South African High Court ruled that Lungu&rsquo;s body be repatriated to Lusaka for a state funeral, his family filed an application for leave to appeal the decision in South Africa&rsquo;s Supreme Court of Appeal.&nbsp;
Daimone Siulapwa, Political Analyst and Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Voice Newspaper in Zambia, spoke with Channel Africa&rsquo;s reporter Michael Mbewe on how the news has been received in Zambia.

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