Zimbabwe: Chiefs Not Ordinary Beings

16 March 2010

Harare — FOR centuries, it has been common practice among a number of tribes in Zimbabwe that when a traditional chief dies, the news of his passing on is delayed for as long as three or more months.

During this period, selected members of the inner circle are busy mummifying the paramount leader's corpse before eventually laying him to rest in a secluded place reserved for the chiefdom.

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