Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe died with $10m (£7.7m) cash in the bank, a legal letter from his daughter quoted by state media says. But he appears not to have left a will, according to the family’s lawyer. Mugabe, who died in September aged 95, was ousted in 2017 after 37 years in power. Separately, […]
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Robert Mugabe’s family to ‘inherit Zanu-PF properties’
Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party will transfer ownership of the palatial home in which the late President Robert Mugabe lived in the capital, Harare, to his family, the state-owned Herald newspaper has quoted a party official as saying. The “clarification” by Zanu-PF’s secretary for administration Obert Mpofu followed speculation that the party intended to turn Mugabe’s […]
Mugabe buried in steel coffin encased in concrete; family claims people are ‘after his body’
Robert Mugabe was buried in a steel-lined coffin under a layer of concrete on Saturday, September 28th following a dispute over his resting place between government officials, traditional leaders and family members. Nearly a month after he died, the body of the former leader was finally buried next to his home in Kutama, Zvimba, the […]
Mugabe’s computerized 47m USD casket to preserve his body for 10 years, family to watch remains on phones
The computerized casket of late former Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe is alleged to cost a whopping 47 Million United States Dollars. The actual cost of the casket which is London made is pegged at USD 47,024,550.00. The specialized casket BestNewsGH.com understands will preserve the remains of the veteran African leader from decomposing for the next […]
Details: Rawlings’ tribute to Mugabe on behalf of President Akufo-Addo and Ghanaians
We are here to join you to bid goodbye to one of the most formidable warriors in this continent. And I feel especially privileged to represent my country and President Nana Addo to deliver this humble tribute. I thank those who preceded me for what they also had to say. Ghanaians, especially those familiar with […]
Robert Mugabe family opts for private burial: date, location unknown
The dispute between ex Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s family and the government has overshadowed arrangements for Zimbabweans to pay their respects to the late leader. Mugabe will not be given a state burial on Sunday at the national Heroes’ Acre site, family spokesman Leo Mugabe announced Thursday. The burial will be a private, family affair, […]
Rawlings mad at GTV anchor for calling Robert Mugabe a ‘rebel leader’
Former president Jerry John Rawlings says he’s shocked at the national television broadcaster, GTV, for describing Robert Mugabe as a rebel leader. Mr Rawlings in a social media post Thursday night said a GTV news anchor on Wednesday, September 11, tagged the late former Zimbabwean president as a rebel leader. It is unclear who the […]
Funeral of former President Mugabe postponed indefinitely
The burial of the late former president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has been postponed indefinitely. The burial was earlier scheduled to hold on Sunday in Zimbabwe but is not likely to hold again, according to ZimLive. Family members of the deceased ex-president confirmed the development to Zimlive. According to Mugabe’s nephew, Leo Mugabe, who is also the family’s […]
Zimbabwe’s ex-president Robert Mugabe dies aged 95 in Singapore
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s first post-independence leader, has died aged 95. His family confirmed his death to the BBC. Mr Mugabe had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April. Mr Mugabe was ousted in a military coup in 2017 after 37 years in power. Mr Mugabe’s early years were praised for broadening access […]
Zimbabwe: Mugabe’s failing health, government flies him to Singapore for treatment
Former president Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace have been flown to Singapore by the Zimbabwe government for medical treatment. There are rumors that the Zimbabwean former leader’s health is fast deteriorating. The couple and their aides left on a plane chartered by the government in the early hours of today Sunday, barely days after […]