Its final: Robert Mugabe to be buried at National Heroes Acre

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His family gives in to the government’s request to have the former president interned at the national monument and burial ground

The grave of Sally Mugabe, the first wife of Robert Mugabe, is seen next to two unoccupied graves at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 10 2019. Picture: REUTERS/SIPHIWE SIBEKO

On Friday, foreign dignitaries are due to start arriving in Harare ahead of a state funeral planned for the country’s national sports stadium on Saturday. “I can confirm that there has been consensus. At least now the chiefs and the family have pronounced a position on their own. They have pronounced that he will be buried at the National Heroes Acre; now what we need to do is to wait for the details,” he said.

 

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