The Times Leader

For Mandela, Child’s Funeral Is Another Trial

The South African icon’s great-granddaughter was killed in a car accident. Former South African President Nelson Mandela leaves the chapel after the funeral of his great-granddaughter. JOHANNESBURG — ...
The Durango Herald

Tutu will attend Mandela funeral

JOHANNESBURG – Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu changed course Saturday night and announced plans to attend the funeral of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela after all. Spokesman Roger Friedman did not ...
Columbia Missourian

Traditional tribal burial rituals at Mandela's funeral

JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela's casket was draped in a lion skin, an ox was ritually slaughtered and a family elder kept talking to the body's spirit: The state funeral for South Africa's ...
WRAL

South Africans mourn Winnie Mandela in a massive funeral laced with tension

South Africans gathered Saturday to bid farewell to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, an anti-apartheid icon hailed as the mother of a nation and a political force. Crowds packed Orlando Stadium in ...
The Root

Desmond Tutu Will Attend Mandela’s Funeral

Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, will not attend the funeral of his long-time friend Nelson Mandela on Sunday because he did not receive credentials, his spokesman said, ...