The Zambian government has filed an urgent case in a South African court seeking to stop the burial of former President Edgar Lungu, state media reports.
This is the latest twist in a row between the government and Lungu's family over his burial, after the family opted for a private ceremony in South Africa, rather than a full state funeral at home.
The Zambian attorney general has requested the court to halt the burial, scheduled for Wednesday, until the dispute is resolved, state broadcaster ZNBC reports.
Local media quote the family as saying that the funeral would go ahead as planned, as they had not been served with court papers.
The dispute follows a long-standing feud between Lungu and his successor, President Hakainde Hichilema, with Lungu having indicated in his will that Hichilema should not attend his funeral.
