Zambian govt makes High Court application regarding Lungu’s remains
The Zambian government charges that the Lungu family obtained the order in their absence
Black News 
The Zambian government has filed a reconsideration application at the High Court in Pretoria in a bid to challenge the urgent order which directed that the remains of the former President Edgar Lungu be returned to Two Mountains mortuary.
JUST IN: The Zambian govt has filed a reconsideration application in the Gauteng High Court in PTA against the ex parte order which directed the return of fmr Pres. Edgar Lungu’s remains to Two Mountains. GRZ charges that it was obtained with 3 material non-disclosures #SABCNews pic.twitter.com/hNvVybDkhy
— Canny Maphanga (@CannyMaphanga) April 28, 2026
The order was granted on an urgent basis, after the Zambian government executed the August 2025 High Court judgment that entitled the government to repatriate Lungu’s remains for the purpose of a State funeral and burial.
The Zambian government charges that the Lungu family obtained the order in their absence and further cited three material disclosures to support their bid.
