Was it meant as an olive branch to those within ZANU-PF who remain loyal to Mugabe's legacy? Or is it an attempt by Mnangagwa to tether Mugabe's historical stature to his own administration, thereby cementing a narrative of continuity? The decision to push forward despite family objections hints at a political project dressed up as cultural reverence.The legal wrangling that followed Mugabe's burial only deepens the mystery. Mugabe's children countered it in court, insisting their father wanted a private burial in Zvimba. If true, the shrine is not just empty of Mugabe's body but also of sincerity.For all the rhetoric of “respecting the founding father," Mugabe's final resting place remains in Zvimba, surrounded by the soil of his ancestors.