Zimbabwe unveils sculpture of woman hanged for opposing colonial rule

A statue of Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana is seen on the streets of Harare (Tsvangirayi Mukwhazi/AP)

Zimbabwe’s president unveiled a towering bronze statue in the centre of Harare, the capital, honouring a 19th-century black anti-colonialist heroine who was hanged for leading a rebellion against white occupation.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed to press for the return of her skull from Britain.