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Former Zimbabwean President Mugabe Buried at His Rural Home

The remains of former president Robert Mugabe have been buried in the courtyard of his rural homestead in Zvimba during a private ceremony. Mugabe's burial place had been a subject of contestation between the family and government, with the former insisting that his wishes were to be buried at his rural home while the latter wanted him buried at Heroes Acre.

Photo: Idah Mhetu/New Zimbabwe

Former First Lady Grace Mugabe, all in black, with her sister Shuvai Gumbochuma, carrying red handbag, at the burial of Robert Mugabe in Zvimba.

Photo: Idah Mhetu/New Zimbabwe

Church members listen at the burial of Robert Mugabe.

Photo: New Zimbabwe

Late Zimbabwean president Rober Mugabe's coffin awaiting burial in Zvimba.

  • Zimbabwe:   Low Key Burial for Ex-President Mugabe

    New Zimbabwe, 28 September 2019

    LATE former President Robert Mugabe was Saturday set to be buried in his rural Zvimba homestead in a low key ceremony snubbed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, government and Zanu… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mugabe Burial Set for Today

    The Herald, 28 September 2019

    THE remains of former President Robert Mugabe are set to be interred at his Kutama Mission homestead in Zvimba today, where he will lie alongside his late mother, Bona, and… Read more »

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