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 ...

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 ...

The funeral of former South African President Nelson Mandela will be held on Dec. 15, President Jacob Zuma announced Friday. Mandela, the first black President of South Africa who led the country out ...

Some African leaders transformed their home villages into monuments glorifying themselves. Nelson Mandela rejected such extravagance and will be... For Burial, Mandela Will Return To His Beloved ...

Nelson Mandela was buried in his childhood village of Qunu, South Africa, on Sunday, ending the journey of the singular man who went from prisoner to president and revolutionized South Africa.

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 ...

Following the death of Nelson Mandela, tournament organizers at the Nelson Mandela Championship indicated that the event’s dates will be adjusted next week to accommodate the funeral of its namesake.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Nelson Mandela will be laid to rest on Sunday in an elaborate ceremony combining a state funeral and all its military pomp with the traditional burial rituals of his Xhosa ...

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, ...

JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, an anti-apartheid activist in her own right whose reputation was sullied by scandal, has died. She was 81. Madikizela-Mandela will be ...

The 83-year-old Ayob passed away in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Nelson Mandela’s lawyer, Ismail Ayob, has died at the age of ...

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, ...