This archive report was first published on 13 September 2019.
Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe's family has agreed to bury him at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, a decision made by traditional chiefs in his homestead.
According to a family spokesman, Leo Mugabe, the decision was made on Friday, though the date for the ceremony remains unclear.
Mugabe died in Singapore last week at the age of 95, leaving Zimbabweans divided over his legacy as a leader who was once hailed as an anti-colonial guerrilla hero, but whose 37-year rule ended in a coup in 2017.
His family and President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former Mugabe ally who turned against him, had been at odds over where he would be buried after his body returned home on Wednesday.
"Yes, I can confirm," Leo Mugabe said, when asked whether the family had agreed to a burial in National Heroes Acre in Harare.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Cuban former leader Raul Castro, and a dozen African presidents, including South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa, are among those expected to attend Mugabe's state funeral on Saturday in Harare.
