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QUNU, South Africa — Anti-apartheid champion Nelson Mandela was buried in his home village on Sunday after a funeral that mixed ancient tribal rituals with a display of the might of the new ...

As South Africa marks Mandela Day on July 18, Lee Rondganger recalls a a memorable journey as a young reporter covering ...

Nelson Mandela rejected such extravagance and will be buried Sunday in a tiny farming village that's barely changed since he ran across its green rolling hills nearly a century ago. The Two-Way ...

Under a sunny African sky, Nelson Mandela was buried Sunday on a hill overlooking his beloved boyhood village. Members of his clan, national leaders and a global audience bid farewell to the man ...

QUNU, South Africa -- A fine strong bull was chosen in Qunu, Nelson Mandela’s home village, to accompany him on his final journey.

As South Africans commemorate Nelson Mandela International Day today, government leaders across the country are rolling up ...

What to expect as Nelson Mandela is laid to rest. Small village, giant spotlight. Mandela died last week at age 95. Events leading up to the burial included a memorial service Tuesday followed by ...

PRETORIA (Reuters) - Nelson Mandela's body was being flown on Saturday to South Africa's Eastern Cape region, headed for a state funeral on Sunday in his ancestral village after a send-off for the ...

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is leaving Johannesburg on Tuesday to take up residence in his eastern home village of Qunu, the country's current leader said Monday. ...