The government of Mugabe wanted the former president, Robert Mugabe who ruled for 37 years to be buried at the National Heroes Acre. But the family initially disagreed.
The family, however, said they wanted him buried in his rural hometown alongside his mother.
After days of back and forth, the burial was postponed to October to allow time to build a mausoleum at the National Heroes Acre and for traditional rituals to be carried out.
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Source: Vanguard Newspaper
