A South African appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu holds authority over his burial site, overturning a lower court decision that would have allowed Zambia's government to repatriate the body for a state funeral. The ruling followed Lungu's death in South Africa during medical treatment approximately one year earlier, with his body remaining there since. Lungu's family has expressed preference for a private burial in South Africa excluding political rival President Hakainde Hichilema.