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Wrangle Erupts Over Lota Burial as Families Clash Over His Final Resting Place
A wrangle has erupted between Dennis Lota’s widow and the former Chipolopolo striker’s family over where he should be buried, Zam Foot understands.
Reports reaching Zam Foot state that Lota’s widow has insisted that he be buried in South Africa while Dennis’ parents, brothers and sisters have demanding that his remains be returned to Zambia for burial.
The two families are reportedly clashing and deeply divided. Lota’s parents are still in Zambia and have been to Football House where they have been assisted with travel logistics.
A memorial service is planned in Johannesburg for Monday but the two families remain divided on the final resting place of the ex Orlando Pirates, Moroka Swallows player and coach.
Details to follow…
Posted by Editor
on February 7, 2014. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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Cheadle
February 7, 2014 at 7:27 pm
Sad development.may they resolve the issue amicably.
mj banda
February 7, 2014 at 7:48 pm
Denis is let with parents and was not a South African, according to Zambian customerly law, he shud be buried in his home country. Even mandela was buried in his home village of Qunu. I think the wife wants to make afortune out of this. Sad story
Kk12
February 7, 2014 at 8:10 pm
What a wife???????
Sunrise
February 7, 2014 at 9:00 pm
MHSRIP. Lota’s family will be lucky to receive a cent from Lota’s estate.
steve Yeye
February 7, 2014 at 9:23 pm
That’s madness,South African traditional doctors came here to collect the spirits of their dead ones so that they finally rest in their country,so why should Lota’s spirit remain restless in a foreign land?Bring him home.
Fresh
February 7, 2014 at 10:07 pm
That’s why ngawasungapo akanono especially across boarders…ni anything. The widow and her family should understand the fact that Mr Lota Denis was a Zambian with parents who are very much arrive. Ok, the question ba Tumfweko is, did the late put it in writing that if at all he passes on then burrial should be in SA? I ask so because ka life and living kaba Denis kaselele ku Saube mwe. In South Africa, Ilya state Mr Denis bafikilepo kulaba ukulemba utuntu tuntu, mwaumfwa! If that’ not the case then where is the widow and her family getting the guts to control the parents decision? That’s y ka postmortem apa ifi kukakonka bubi bubi, nipa Soube palya ka!
paul
February 7, 2014 at 10:51 pm
lota was a zambian,he deserves a respectful burial in zambia nd not else where.he is of our land nd not soube.
sido
February 8, 2014 at 12:53 am
Let just follow the parents decision.
mj
February 8, 2014 at 1:19 am
Bushe uyu wine umukashi, waku Saube nangula mwina Zambia? Inga mwina Saube….yaabaa.
Friends, let’s learn to come back whenever we go abroad and marry our own. Ka example niba mudala ba…Baupile bbuga. Naino nshita utubana twaba ku Mangalande. Bekala fye beka kwati tabafyala.
The friends who married their own kind are enjoying. Example ni ba Charlie Cool.
Mboni Spider
February 8, 2014 at 7:09 am
Bring the remains of late Lota and allow ka wife accompany when coming to mother Zambia let her craw the Luapula way during “isambo lya mfwa” the death is suspicious kazale fye bwino.
Keengae Mulenga
February 8, 2014 at 7:59 am
Bt is it true tht he changd citiznshp & bcame a saube?If the answer is yes,thn ninshi afwile ukumushikila kwisa?
kasaka
February 8, 2014 at 8:28 am
Bury him @ sea…
NELSON
February 8, 2014 at 9:00 am
This wife is sturbon. there should be something she is hiding, i suggest a thorough postmortem
Good pal
February 8, 2014 at 9:52 am
abanakashi baku saube… Masasa!!! Balepaya…if you get life insurance…nalebeba abakamba…”The death is suspecious” bena baleti…nalikala ine! I did what a pal will do for lota..all fell on Zambia stonie ears!!!! And his parents will not get anything like I know his wife. Zulu women!!! Okay
IMPONZO
February 8, 2014 at 12:10 pm
LET HIM COME BACK AND REST IN HOME SOIL.
SUPER
February 8, 2014 at 12:51 pm
Zambia National Team died in Gabon but were brought back to Zambia, Chaswe Nsofwa died in Israel was brought back to Zambia what wife “Sana langiwe”
Air Mukwai_
February 8, 2014 at 1:46 pm
Lotta divorced a Zambian lady and married a Xhosa lady and he denounced Zambian citizenship and became a South African. So it’s just the generosity of the Zambian govt and FAZ to assist family members to go and pay last respect of Lota.
Ama Zambian plz think twice before you denounce your citizenship. It will be your relatives who will suffer once you kick butcket in terms of traveling and paying last respect.
Zambian
February 8, 2014 at 2:15 pm
Bt Lota did not denouce his Parents, so his parents must decide.
Ziman
February 8, 2014 at 2:59 pm
Pa Saube, almost all tribes apart from Zulus and a few want a man to settle in the woman’s place. All property is given to a woman upon death of a husband. Efyo iya ka!!! So in most cases a man is asked to assent to such types of customs so that in this case the woman has full backing of the customary law, balifikosha ifya ntambii, too bad for the Lota’s parents. Most of the affluent widows, check their history you find that hubby died mysteriously. So te chikulu ku upa, take care guys, you are better off marrying your own. That what you watch in Generation on SABC is the way of life!!