A traditional chief made the order after accusing Mugabe’s second wife, Grace, of breaking local custom by interring him at his rural home. Chief Zvimba, whose district includes Kutama, said he had received a complaint from a Mugabe clan member over the manner of his burial. The original complaint made by the traditional chief accused Mugabe’s widow of “abandoning Robert Gabriel Mugabe’s property which is scattered nationwide”. Leo Mugabe, spokesman for the Mugabe family, immediately rejected the ruling. “He [Chief Zvimba] has no jurisdiction over Kutama.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2021 02:33 UTC