ZVIMBA, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe’s longtime leader Robert Mugabe is expected to be buried on Saturday, a family spokesman said Friday, after three weeks of drama over the former strongman’s final resting place. Family spokesman Leo Mugabe confirmed the new plan, a day after the government announced it would comply with the family’s latest wishes. The family has preferred the rural site but agreed on a burial at the National Heroes Acre in Harare — only after the construction of a mausoleum that would set Mugabe apart from the rest. The shrine is reserved mainly for independence war and ruling party elites, and the government has wanted Mugabe to be buried there among former comrades. He led Zimbabwe for 37 years before being forced by the military and ruling party to retire.

Source: thestar September 27, 2019 10:18 UTC