The family of former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe gathered in his rural homestead on Saturday, three weeks after his death, to attend a much-awaited burial ceremony in the village of Kutama.
Mugabe died in a Singapore hospital on September 6, aged 95, almost two years after a military coup ended his despotic 37-year rule.
His remains will be laid to rest in the courtyard of his home in the district of Zvimba, about 55 miles west of the capital Harare.
Widow Grace, known as Gucci Grace for her lavish spending habits, wore a black veil at the ceremony as she looked on at the coffin draped in the nation’s flag.
Hundreds of mourners assembled for the low-key event, which was initially intended to be a private family ceremony.
Many wore white Mugabe-emblazoned T-shirts with the slogans ‘founding father’, ‘liberator’ and ‘torch bearer.’
Some were singing and dancing. Others sat quietly under two white tents set up for the occasion.
Source: Mail Online
