{"id":13487,"date":"2019-09-12T17:42:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T15:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=13487"},"modified":"2019-09-12T17:42:22","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T15:42:22","slug":"mugabe-family-rejects-govt-burial-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mugabe-family-rejects-govt-burial-plans","title":{"rendered":"Mugabe family rejects govt burial plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE family of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Mugabe\">Robert Mugabe<\/a> has said he will be buried in his home town in private, in an apparent snub to the government, which wants to inter him at a national monument.<\/p>\n<p>Leo Mugabe, a nephew of Zimbabwe\u2019s late ruler, said the ceremony would probably be held early next week in Zvimba district, about 60 miles (95km) north-west of the capital, Harare. \u201cThat is the decision of the family since last night unless something changes,\u201d he told the Guardian.<\/p>\n<p>Many of Mugabe\u2019s relatives oppose government plans for the funeral and burial of the man who ruled the country for nearly 40 years before he was ousted in a military takeover in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling Zanu-PF party announced that Mugabe\u2019s remains would be interred at a hilltop monument outside Harare on Sunday, after a ceremony at the nearby national stadium on Saturday, where dozens of prominent African leaders would be present.<\/p>\n<p>However, friends and allies of Mugabe\u2019s wife, Grace, have said he made clear he would prefer to be buried in Zvimba with only close relatives in attendance. They said Mugabe did not want his death to be exploited by his successors for political gain.<\/p>\n<p>A meeting on Thursday between Mugabe\u2019s family and officials at his home in Harare ended without agreement. Walter Chidhakwa, a spokesman for the family, said the funeral would go ahead but not the planned burial.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who succeeded Mugabe as president, said he had appealed to the family to set aside any bitterness. They are reportedly unhappy about his treatment of the former leader.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet bygones be bygones. The family is going to lead the programme, that\u2019s why we haven\u2019t released anything. We haven\u2019t agreed how he will be buried,\u201d Mnangagwa said.<\/p>\n<p>The president, a veteran of the ruling Zanu-PF party and a decades-long close associate of Mugabe, said: \u201cWe will have to sit down first with Grace. As government there\u2019s nothing we will do to go against your wishes. Let\u2019s unite, he was our father.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mugabe died in a clinic in Singapore last week, aged 95. His body arrived on Wednesday, on a government-chartered private jet, at Zimbabwe\u2019s main airport, where thousands of supporters had gathered.<\/p>\n<p>Though much of his 37 years in power were marked by violence, economic mismanagement and corruption, the former guerrilla fighter is still revered as a liberation leader. Many in Zimbabwe see him as a national hero, remembering his role in the war against white rule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE family of Robert Mugabe has said he will be buried in his home town in private, in an apparent snub to the government, which wants to inter him at a national monument. 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