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Why Robert Mugabe won't be buried for 30 days after state funeral

Zimbabwe's former First Lady Grace Mugabe says a final farewell at the casket Photo: AFP/Getty Images.

Politicians from across the world, supporters and citizens gathered to bid goodbye to the hugely controversial Robert Mugabe in an eerily empty stadium.

The founder of Zimbabwe was remembered at the ceremony on Saturday, after a week of disputes over his burial that threatened to embarrass his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

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