Mandela's casket, covered by a national flag, was transported on a gun carriage to the tent. Following the funeral, Mandela's coffin was borne by gun carriage and military pallbearers for the short ...

SHOTLIST: MTHATHA, SOUTH AFRICA, 15 DECEMBER 2013, SOURCE: AFPTV - VAR people watching Mandela's funeral on big screen at Mthatha stadium - VAR people watching funeral on screen at Ngangelizwe sports ...

QUNU, South Africa – Leaders and family members on Sunday praised South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela as a man and former president who united and freed his nation by embracing ...

Nelson Mandela, a descendant of Thembu tribal royalty, will get a funeral fit for a king. Ten days of official mourning have been declared for the beloved leader of the fight that toppled racist ...

SOWETO, South Africa — Neo Senosi, 26, swabbed the gray floors of First National Bank Stadium with his long-handled mop, dunking it into a blue plastic pail sudsy with industrial cleaner. He and 80 ...

The anti-apartheid leader's funeral got under way about 1 a.m. local time on Sunday at a family grave site in his hometown of Qunu in Eastern Cape province. Local dignitaries and international VIP's ...

Villagers happy to be part of bringing Mandela home to Qunu%2C where he grew up Mandela%27s body will rest in his bedroom in his Qunu home Saturday night White dome-shaped tent is expected to house ...

JOHANNESBURG — Preparations for Nelson Mandela’s funeral have been marred by a public spat between the South African government and retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu, one of the most prominent survivors ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... How Nelson Mandela's funeral will work and who will attend A message is written on a poster of Nelson Mandela outside his old house in Soweto, Johannesburg, ...

QUNU, South Africa -- A fine strong bull was chosen in Qunu, Nelson Mandela’s home village, to accompany him on his final journey. It must be slaughtered before Sunday’s funeral, so that it may go ...