Residents of one of the country’s impoverished townships watched Madiba’s funeral from home
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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
4 Dead in Kenyan Minibus Explosion
Passenger van was traveling from area with community of ethnic Somalis to city center
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 …
A Spiraling Crisis in the Central African Republic
International concerns deepen as clashes between Muslims and Christians in the troubled Central African Republic continue. Months of political instability have led to rival militias and factions attacking whole communities. …
Report: Mandela Memorial Interpreter Was Accused of Murder
Reportedly charged with murder, attempted murder and kidnapping in 2003
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