HARARE, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The body of Robert Mugabe will be buried in his home region of Zvimba, Zimbabwean officials have said.
The former Zimbabwean leader died this month, aged 95, and a state funeral was held in the country’s capital Harare.
His family had asked for him to be buried at a private ceremony in his home town, west of the city.
But a feud erupted after President Emmerson Mnangagwa said he would be interred at Heroes Acre, a monument to those who fought British colonial rule.
The Mugabe family announced that they would support this once a mausoleum was built, and his body has been held in his birthplace, Kutama.
On Thursday, the government appeared to backtrack on the arrangement, however, and a burial ceremony is expected to be held on Saturday.
It was unclear what has prompted this sudden change.
In a statement, Information Minister Nick Mangwana said the move was in line with policy “to respect the wishes of families of deceased heroes”.
Mugabe died in Singapore while receiving treatment for cancer, and his body was flown back to Zimbabwe. — NNN-AGENCIES
