Case file · Sacred site
Rhodes's grave on Malindidzimu
Cecil Rhodes was buried in April 1902 on Malindidzimu, a granite hill in the Matobo whose name means 'dwelling place of the spirits'.
1902 CE · -20.50, 28.51 · status: account
The account
The Matobo Hills are a centre of Mwari worship and Ndebele royal graves, and Mzilikazi lies nearby. For many Zimbabweans the colonial founder's grave on a sacred hill is a lasting insult, and calls to exhume him resurface regularly; some blame drought on his presence.