PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR UERIKUA MEMORIAL AND BURIAL
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Preparations are on track ahead of the memorial service and burial of the late member of Parliament James Uerikua and his son Venturo.
Preparations are on track ahead of the memorial service and burial of the late member of Parliament James Uerikua and his son Venturo.
It is still uncertain when the remains of Zambia's former president, Edgar Lungu, will be buried.
Lungu died nine months ago, and the burial process has been delayed due to court battles between the family and the government.
Former member of parliament Geoffrey Mwilima was buried at Kanono Village in the Zambezi region today.
Mwilima died in a Windhoek hospital aged 70 while awaiting a medical operation.
Zambezi Governor Dorothy Kabula delivered a speech on behalf of President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
The late Diina Jacob, the mother of Namibian Broadcasting Corporation Board Chairperson Lazarus Jacobs, was buried at Olukonda in the Oshikoto Region.
The late Jacob died on 6 January, aged 87.
Liberation struggle stalwart, Retired Colonel Andreas Shitilitha Ashikudhike, was buried at the Omugulugwombashe Memorial Shrine.
The late Ashikudhike, who died aged 71, was conferred a military funeral by the Chief of the Defence Force, Air Marshal Martin Kambulu Pinehas.
The Lungu family says it is ready to bury the late Edgar Lungu if President Hakainde Hichilema steps aside.
Today marks exactly three months since the death of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, but his burial remains uncertain. Lungu had been in South Africa for a routine medical check-up since January, when news of his death broke on 5 June.
Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who died yesterday in a London clinic, will be buried later today in his home country.
The family of the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has filed its response to the lawsuit in the South African court, dwindling chances of dialogue over the burial impasse.
The South African government has not granted authority for the burial of Zambia's former president, Edgar Lungu, to be buried in that country.