Fresh row brews over final resting place of late president after ruling by traditional chief in district where Mugabe’s remains lie

A chief in Zimbabwe has ordered the exhumation and reburial of Robert Mugabe’s remains at the national heroes’ shrine in Harare, in a move likely to rekindle a row over the former president’s final resting place.

Chief Zvimba made the order after accusing the late leader’s wife, Grace Mugabe, of breaking local custom by interring him at his rural home.

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