A South African appeals court rules that the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu should decide where he is buried, reversing a lower court outcome that would have allowed the Zambian government to repatriate his body for a state funeral in Lusaka. The ruling follows legal proceedings over Lungu’s final resting place after he died in South Africa about a year ago while receiving medical treatment. Multiple outlets report that the Supreme Court of Appeal judgment delivered on Tuesday overturns the earlier decision and effectively hands the control of burial wishes back to Lungu’s relatives. Reporting also frames the result as a victory for the family, who argue for retaining his remains in South Africa. While outlets differ in emphasis, they converge on the same core issue: which party has the authority to determine the burial location, and that the appeals court assigns that responsibility to the family rather than the Zambian state. No sources presented here provide new details on arrangements beyond the location decision authority.