The funeral has been held of South Africa's first black President Nelson Mandela, who died on 5 December aged 95. Thousands of South Africans - and heads of state and government - congregated in Mr ...

Johannesburg, Dec 9 (EFE).Johannesburg, Dec 9 (EFE). — U.S. President Barack Obama, Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff and Cuban leader Raul Castro will be among the speakers at a massive memorial service for ...

JOHANNESBURG - An ox will be slaughtered, the deceased will be wrapped in a leopard skin and a family elder will keep talking to the body's spirit. The state funeral for Nelson Mandela on Sunday will ...

The funeral of former South African leader Nelson Mandela will take place on Dec. 15 — a Sunday — in the Eastern Cape village of Qunu, South African President Jacob Zuma has said. Mandela grew up in ...

QUNU, South Africa (AP) -- Anti-apartheid champion Nelson Mandela was buried in his home village on Sunday after a funeral that mixed ancient tribal rituals with a display of the might of the new, ...

Many heads of state would not miss internationally renowned peace icon Nelson Mandela's funeral, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will do just that. His reason: it is too expensive to ...

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Former South African President Nelson Mandela reacts at the Mandela ...

South African president Jacob Zuma discussed additional ways mourners can pay tribute to anti-apartheid leader. By The Associated Press Nelson Mandela - H 2013 JOHANNESBURG — Flags were lowered to ...

Update, 4:08 p.m. After cancelling his Friday flight and suggesting he was snubbed from his close friend Nelson Mandela's funeral by the government, Archbishop Desmond Tutu has changed his mind, ...