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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Zimbabwean president wants the remains of the colonialist to be exhumed and repatriated to Britain. Rhodes died in 1902. His self-chosen burial place is at Matobo Hills National Park, south of Bulawayo.<\/p>\n

Mnangagwa told traditional leaders on Friday in Harare that Rhodes\u2019 remains should be returned in exchange for Zimbabweans\u2019 ancestors\u2019 remains in the UK.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still have Rhodes\u2019 remains in Matobo. What do you think about it? If you go to the shrine, you don\u2019t know whether you are talking to Rhodes or our ancestors. His remains must be returned to where he hailed from and we can also have our ancestral remains which are being kept in Europe,\u201d said Mnangagwa.<\/p>\n

Calls for Rhodes\u2019 exhumation date back to 2012. The late former president Robert Mugabe blocked war veterans and Zanu-PF politicians from exhuming his remains, saying his legacy was part of the country\u2019s history. The veterans had blamed his grave for the lack of rain in the Matobo area.<\/p>\n

The gravesite is a tourist attraction, visited by thousands of tourists both local and foreign. It lies at the summit of a hill known as the \u201cWorld\u2019s View.\u201d Locals call the hill where Rhodes lies \u201cMalindadzimu\u201d, a word meaning \u201cburial place of the defied ancestors\u201d.<\/p>\n

Zimbabweans are charged ZWL$40 entry to the national park and an additional ZWL$25 to see Rhodes\u2019 grave. Foreigners pay US$15 (R237) for admittance and an extra US$10 (R158) to view the site.<\/p>\n

In 2003, the sacred Matobo Hills was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site and the gravesite is under the custodianship of the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

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