He says he had a schizophrenic episode during the memorial.
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Mandela Memorial Signer Allegedly Burned Two Men to Death
The bogus signer’s background becomes stranger and stranger
South Africa’s Poor Tune In to Mandela’s Funeral
Residents of one of the country’s impoverished townships watched Madiba’s funeral from home
Nelson Mandela’s Funeral in Pictures
The anti-apartheid leader was buried in his boyhood home of Qunu, South Africa
A Final Farewell to Madiba
In a dignified ceremony to mark his burial, friends and leaders urged and promised to live up to Mandela’s ideals
Fire and Forgiveness: How Apartheid Left Its Mark on Winnie and Nelson Mandela
One burned for revolutions, while the other tried to end them
Desmond Tutu To Now Attend Mandela Funeral
‘All is forgiven,’ a government official tweets
Remembering Mandela: Live Video from South Africa
Watch live video from Nelson Mandela’s funeral at Qunu, South Africa. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 4 a.m., ET, Sunday, December 15. Mandela died December 5, 2013 at age 95.
The Eastern Cape, Mandela’s Homeland, Still Suffers from Neglect and Misrule
The first time I visited Mthatha, 2009, parents were refusing to let their kids walk to school for fear they would be raped and virtually every lamp-post was plastered with flyers for same-day abortions. The second, 2012, as I drove in, a young beggar with filthy clothes and a dirty face knocked on my window when I stopped at a set of …
Mandela Lies in State, and a Rainbow Nation Pays Its Respects
Nelson Mandela, first President of a free South Africa, last of the great African liberators and an icon to all humanity, looks beautiful in death. He lies in a wooden casket with a glass cover over his face on the highest point …
Mandela Deaf Interpreter: ‘I’m a Sign Language Champ!’
Blames gibberish gestures on schizophrenia
At Mandela’s Birthplace, the Rain Falls and the Memories Follow
En route to the town of Qunu, where Nelson Mandela will be buried this weekend, our correspondent makes an unexpected stop in the anti-apartheid hero’s birthplace
Mourning Madiba: South Africans Say Goodbye to Nelson Mandela
The day after Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg, South Africans say goodbye to their beloved former president