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The world pays tribute to Mandela (slideshow)
As South Africans come to terms with the loss of former president Nelson Mandela, the rest of the world bids farewell to Madiba.

Pimples: Saving Madiba's rabbit (video)
Gwede, Mac and Blade try their best to stop the rabbit from whispering in Mandela's ear. But the elusive animal has some tricks up its sleeve.

Zapiro's best Madiba cartoons (slideshow)
From his toughest moments to his most triumphant, Madiba has been an inspiration. Here are some of our favourite Zapiro cartoons about him from 1994 to 2013.

Mandela: SA's greatest son laid to rest (slideshow)
The world watched as Nelson Mandela was finally laid to rest in his hometown of Qunu following a dignified and moving funeral ceremony on Sunday.
Madiba welcomed by Burundi
Burundi's main rebel group said on Tuesday that former president Nelson Mandela has already brought peace closer.

Burundi's main rebel group said on Tuesday that former president Nelson Mandela, the new mediator in the country's long-running civil war, has already brought peace closer. Mandela launched a bid to end the war on Sunday with an appeal for the army to include all ethnic groups in the country, and for armed rebel groups to be included in the peace process. Around 200000 people have been killed in six years of fighting between Burundi's ethnic Hutu rebels and the army, dominated by the country's Tutsi minority.