The Zambian government has intensified efforts to help citizens wishing to return home following anti-immigration protests reported in parts of South Africa.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that, so far, no Zambian has been reported injured in connection with the anti-immigration protests.
A collection of cultural artefacts, linked to railway workers and communities affected by colonial rule, has been returned home from Switzerland after more than 120 years.
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal is expected to deliver its judgement tomorrow in the case concerning the repatriation of former President Edgar Lungu's remains to Zambia.
The court reserved judgement after hearing submissions on May 29, 2026.
The Khama III Memorial Museum in the royal village of Serowe in the central part of Botswana recently received 45 cultural artefacts from the Brighton and Hove Museums in the United Kingdom.
The hearing over the Pretoria High Court judgement on the repatriation of the former President Lungu's remains involving the family and Zambian government is set for May 29th.
The development has been confirmed by the family's spokesperson, Makebi Zulu.
Honey Attorneys of South Africa, acting on behalf of the Zambian government, have taken possession of the late former President Edgar Lungu's body from Two Mountains Mortuary, where it has been held for over ten months.
Former refugees who have been camping at the Swapo Party headquarters say they will not leave the area without the letter that came from the United Nations outlining repatriation, rehabilitation and resettlement in detail.
The Former Refugees Repatriation Association of Namibia (FRRAN) said it will now escalate its demands to President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah following an inconclusive meeting with Swapo Party officials and United Nations (UN) representatives on Saturday.
The family of the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has asked the Supreme Court of Appeal to overturn the Pretoria High Court decision to deny them permission to appeal against the earlier lower court ruling over the repatriation of the body.
The family of late musician Jackson Kaujeua Junior is raising funds to repatriate his body from Norway for burial.
Kaujeua Jnr, a renowned musician and the son of liberation struggle icon Jackson Kaujeua, died in Norway on Sunday after an illness.
