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Two daughters learn the news of the death of their father yesterday, north of Jabalya (AFP)
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s casket is taken out of the makeshift dome where his funeral service was held in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Odd Andersen, Pool)
South Africa bids farewell to Mandela
Qunu, South Africa, Reuters—South Africa buried Nelson Mandela on Sunday, closing one chapter in its tortured history and opening another in which the multi-racial democracy he founded will have to discover if it can thrive without its central pillar. The Nobel peace...Caption:
Pins depicting former South African President Nelson Mandela are displayed for sale at a memorial service held by the African National Congress (ANC) in Mthatha, December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Rogan Ward (SOUTH AFRICA – Tags: POLITICS OBITUARY SOCIETY)
Opinion: Mandela, a man of wisdom who inspired wisdom in others
On Tuesday, hundreds of politicians made their way to the huge FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city and the beating heart of the country’s economy. From the political left to the political right, from the least to the most senior official, from...Caption:
Mourners gather outside former President Nelson Mandela’s house in Houghton, Johannesburg December 6, 2013. (REUTERS/Sibongile Ngalwa/GCIS/Handout via Reuters)
Middle East, world leaders pay tribute to Nelson Mandela
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Minutes after South African President Jacob Zuma announced the death of South Africa’s “greatest son,” political, economic and cultural figures around the world began to pay tribute to the former South African president, anti-apartheid activist...Caption:
A pedestrian walks beneath two giant portraits outside the City Hall in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, June 24, 2013 at the spot where, on the balcony, former South Africa president Nelson Mandela, made his first public speech after being released from 27 years imprisonment (AP Photo/Masixole Feni)