Nelson Mandela Funeral

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  Nelson Mandela's Grave To Become Tourist Attraction

  The gravesite of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, previously accessible only to immediate family will be turned into a tourist attraction, which is expected to boost the economy of the area where South Africa's first democratically-elected President was born.

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  Ahead of Jacob Zuma's Key Address, South Africans Protest Outside Parliament

  As South African President Jacob Zuma readied to deliver his keynote address to the nation on Thursday, hoards of angry residents protested outside the Parliament in Cape Town on his failure to deliver on his promises.

• Nelson Mandela's grandson reportedly locked out, declines comment

  Mandla Mandela, grandson of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, won't comment on a report that he was locked out of the family's homestead in the village of Qunu by relatives.

• Nelson Mandela laid to rest

  South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela received a tearful state funeral at his childhood village of Qunu on Sunday.

• Nelson Mandela laid to rest at state funeral

  A 21-gun salute and full honour guard escorted the coffin of Nelson Mandela as his state funeral got underway on Sunday in the rolling hills of his rural boyhood home.

• Desmond Tutu reverses course, says will attend Nelson Mandela's burial

  South African peace icon Desmond Tutu's office said Saturday he would attend Nelson Mandela's funeral after all.

• Nelson Mandela's village under lockdown ahead of burial

  South African troops and mounted police patrolled Nelson Mandela's boyhood home of Qunu today, with the village under virtual security lockdown.

• With VIPs gone, South Africans get Madiba back

  Nelson Mandela was given back to ordinary South Africans on Thursday, who queued in their thousands from early morning to file past his open casket.

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  'Fake' deaf signer at Nelson Mandela's event claims illness

  The sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's funeral has said a schizophrenic episode was to blame for accusations that he was an imposter who gesticulated nonsense during the entire service.

• Public guard of honour for Nelson Mandela's cortege

  Nelson Mandela's funeral cortege began its solemn journey to the seat of South African government in Pretoria Wednesday, where his remains will lie in state for three days.

• Leaders gather, thousands sing in rain in farewell to Nelson Mandela

  World leaders from US President Barack Obama to Cuba's Raul Castro joined thousands of South Africans to honour Nelson Mandela on Tuesday in a memorial that will celebrate his gift for uniting enemies across political and racial divides.

• Friend and foe, world leaders coming together for Nelson Mandela

  Nearly 90 leaders from across the world, some of them locked in enmity, are flying to South Africa for memorials to Nelson Mandela that will hail one of humanity's great peacemakers.

• Pranab Mukherjee, Sonia Gandhi leave for Nelson Mandela memorial service

  The President said he was leaving with sadness for the memorial service to be held in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

• World leaders coming together for Nelson Mandela

  Nearly 90 leaders from across the world, some of them locked in enmity, are flying to South Africa for memorials to Nelson Mandela that will hail one of humanity's great peacemakers.

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  India vs SA Invitational XI practice game advanced by a day due to Nelson Mandela funeral

  The warm-up game for India's two Test matches against South Africa, will be played on Friday and Saturday, December 13 and 14, instead of earlier dates December 14 and 15.