A South African court has ruled that Zambia can repatriate the remains of its former president and bury him in his home country.

A South African court on Friday ordered the repatriation of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu's body for a state funeral, siding with Zambia's government over his family who wanted him buried in South Africa,

The high court had ruled that there was an existing valid agreement between the family and the state to have the former president’s remains repatriated and for him to have a state funeral.