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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.

SA says goodbye to Tata (video)
Thousands of South Africans lined the streets of Pretoria to get a chance to pay their final respects to Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings.

Reflecting on Mandela's state memorial (video)
We take a look at some of the high and low points of Mandela's memorial, including Barack Obama's speech, booing crowds and Desmond Tutu's reprimand.

Mandela: The sacrificial man (podcast)
On the final instalment of M&G Newsroom for 2013, Mandela family spokesperson General Themba Matanzima tells us about Madiba the family man.

Prayer and worship for Madiba (slideshow)
South Africans of all denominations have been gathering to remember Madiba since Friday evening.

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.
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One of Nelson Mandela's Rivonia lawyers confessed on Friday how he tried -- and failed -- to stop the ANC leader using one of the most famous phrases.
We ask some of South Africa's most prominent people where they were 20 years ago when Nelson Mandela was released from prison.

Feverish preparations to receive the jailed leader could never have been perfect -- there was no precedent.

Nelson Mandela, accompanied by his wife Graça Machel, reads President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation speech in Parliament on Thursday night.
Battered by scandal and facing a divided ANC, President Jacob Zuma sought on Thursday to dress his presidency in robes borrowed from Nelson Mandela.

Nelson and Winnie Mandela walk hand-in hand upon his release from Victor Verster prison, near Cape Town, on February 11 1990.
Thousands of South Africans on Thursday marked 20 years since Nelson Mandela walked to freedom after 27 years as a political prisoner.

Former president Nelson Mandela celebrates 20 years of freedom on Thursday. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
SA on Thursday marks the moment that Nelson Mandela emerged after 27 years behind bars, ushering in a transition from apartheid to democracy.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Wednesday urged all South Africans to recapture the spirit of the day Nelson Mandela was released from prison.

Nelson Mandela's wife, Graca Machel, hands out caps to children from a children's home during the launch of the Champions for Children campaign in Kempton Park in December 2009. (Werner Beukes, Sapa)
Nelson Mandela walked out of an apartheid prison 20 years ago on Thursday, beginning South Africa's march to democracy and reconciliation.

Nelson Mandela will attend an event at Groot Drakenstein jail next Thursday to commemorate his release from prison 20 years ago.


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