Robert Mugabe’s body brought home but resting place is still a mystery
Former president is as polarising in death as he was in life, with the fight over where he is to be buried threatening to embarrass his successor
11 September 2019 - 20:19
Harare — The body of Zimbabwe’s founder prime minister and later president, Robert Mugabe, arrived at the country’s main airport from Singapore on Wednesday, but his final resting place remained a source of mystery, amid a dispute between some family members and the government.
Mugabe, one of the last “Big Men” of African politics who ruled for 37 years until he was ousted by his own army in November 2017, died in a Singapore hospital five days ago...
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