Mugabe's body arrives home to divided Zimbabwe, burial dispute

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HARARE: The body of Zimbabwe's ex-president, Robert Mugabe, arrived home on Wednesday (Sep 11) to an honour guard in a country divided over the ...

His health deteriorated after he was toppled by former loyalists in November 2017, ending an increasingly iron-fisted rule that left the country mired in financial crisis.

"The light which led to independence is no more, but his works, his ideology will continue to guide this nation," Mnangagwa said. Mugabe's body will be laid out for the public in Rufaro stadium on Thursday, before heading to his homestead Zvimba for a wake. Relatives have said that in line with native Shona customs, traditional chiefs from Zvimba will have a final say on where the former leader will be buried.

 

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