A South African court has ruled that Zambia can repatriate the remains of its former president and bury him in his home country.

A South African court on Friday ordered the repatriation of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu's body for a state funeral, siding with Zambia's government over his family who wanted him buried in South Africa,

A court ruled that the late Edgar Lungu, former president of Zambia, who passed away in South Africa, must be buried in Zambia, rejecting the wishes of his family.