Former Zambian President Lungu to be buried in SA amid escalating stand-off

According to the family spokesman Makebi Zulu, the private ceremony will be conducted in Johannesburg, South Africa. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..

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Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu will be buried in South Africa, according to his family, following an ending of the national mourning period by President Hakainde Hichilema.

68 - age at the time of Lungu's death in South Africa
President Hakainde Hichilema is involved as he announced an end to the mourning period amid a dispute over burial plans
This marks the first instance of a former head of state being buried outside of Zambia

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