(12 Sep 2019) The body of Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe arrived by helicopter to the Rufaro Stadium in Harare on Thursday, where mourners had gathered to pay their last respects.
Grace Mugabe, the wife of the former leader, was seen traveling next to her late husband's coffin to and from the arena.
After a ceremony at the Rufaro stadium, the casket was transferred by helicopter back to Mugabe's Blue Roof home in the capital.
Controversy over where and when Mugabe will be buried has overshadowed arrangements for Zimbabweans to pay their respects to the deceased leader.
Mugabe will not be given a state burial on Sunday at the national Heroes' Acre site, family spokesperson Leo Mugabe announced Thursday.
The burial will instead be a private, family affair, he said to press outside Mugabe's Blue Roof house.
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