The family of the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has announced that Lungu will be buried in South Africa.
This after a feud between the family and the Zambian government not reaching an agreement on how to send-off the former leader.
Lungu died while in South Africa receiving a specialised medical treatment.
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What a foolish family.
The family was influenced by lungu's party, the PF. The government tried everything they could, but Lungu was such a confused element. Let them bury him that side. We're tired as Zambians.
Poor analysis by your SABC international editor. Her narrative is stuck in her historical time of one person in this saga. A leader demonstrates statecraft at this moment without fail. One is dead. The other is in power. Look at the dynamics. The family has suffered a loss.
Isnt he a southafrican his bloodline history Lungu??
Yes we will also go to the funeral
This man was a president in a country that he hate . In such a way that he doesn't even want to sleep in it. And would rather sleep in a foreign country. What a disgrace for Zambia. Let hope his spirit doesn't manifest in South Africa.
My condolences 😢😢
But I think that it's best for his excellency Mr President to be buried in his ancestral land 😢
Privately, if the family wishes.
I can only imagine how hard it is for them to deal with loss and the drama.
Not in South Africa.
After burial lungu's family should not come back to Zambia.
They should stay there in South Africa
Late Edger Lungu remains will be repatriated by another government in near future Rip statesman
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Let's learn to forgive and forget.we can have different views .a funeral is a funeral.let's respect the dead
It's an embarrassment for Zambian government,who can't bury their former president regardless of the issues .
I appreciate that Sophie Mokoena emphasised that it's a private matter and that the RSA govt will not be footing any bills. In this day and age where a lot of state money is stolen and gets misreported by news sites with agenda: I'm glad to know itwon'tt be an issue that could become a diplomatic indicent later on, people won't be able to say corruption around this burial and Pres. Lungu can be laid to rest in peace
For the first time in the history of Zambia, a member of parliament lawmaker was abducted by state agents. He named them and even audios leaked. Hakainde never addressed the nation about it. Never even bother to investigate because state agents were either Tongas or Lozis. Today that MP (JJ Banda) is a refugee or political prisoner so is Tayali and so is Kaizer Zulu. Let that sink in.
As a Malawian with roots in Zambia, am sad it had to go this far. I hope some day we will find time to reconcile among ourselves. Where politics is involved let's learn to do it with civility.
To departed President ECL, I say sorry, we are confused on how best to honour you. Rest in peace.
This is confusion I was hoping south Africa government will help Zambian to solve this matter
It's really sad that they used a dead person who can't do anything for himself for their own selfish reasons and politics it hurts us alot😭
Problem is entitlement. Some people feel like they own a country and when they are out of power fail to join ordinary people they thought they own. The family should just have let bygones be bygones and bury Mr Lungu in his country of origin. He might be repatriated later by some people to correct this mistake
A clear proof that the worshipping of Dead people is useless, just imagine spending 30 000 to feed hungry dead people, but they can't buy bread 🍞 for homeless people 😂
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Dude had South African citizenship.
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I wonder why people have more sympathy with ECL who really mistreated HH beyond human being,. HH respected Lungu and never harassed him the way HH was harassed. And for those who feel it's well for ECL to be buried in SA and to refuse government to handle the funeral use foreign presidents who were in exile died and buried abroad instead of using the example of late KK whom PF warned that they would bury him even without family members despite that KK wanted to be buried where his wife Betty is buried? Let their be fairness here.
He should go back home and mourned by his people and be buried at his homestead like Mugabe this is madness
Finally we are free from all this dramatic party
Big funeral with our tax and peoples money nonsense
Lies lies he wasn't president here
Two planes of zambias coming over then they stay here snd live here another excuse quick way to. Come in
What a sad development.
Why here it bring a curse to us Zambia
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Ok
The response from my fellow South Africas in the comments are so sweet, but please this is a whole former President he must be layed to rest in his home country Zambia. President Lungus family is confusing me or is there more to this than a funeral?💔
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How is the judgement today in south African in Pretoria about Edgar changwa lungu
Sophie judgment has been passed. What's your narrative now?