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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Prayer and worship for Madiba (slideshow)
South Africans of all denominations have been gathering to remember Madiba since Friday evening.
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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.
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Citing heritage concerns, the township’s residents have stonewalled the building of a museum.
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No less than Madiba found balm for the soul in the magnificent milieu of Mauritius’s Le Saint Géran.
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A new sculpture that neatly aligns commercial interests with art and our history has the twitterati frothing about apparent opportunism.
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Former president Nelson Mandela's family was expected in Qunu on Saturday to mark the end of the mourning period after his death in December.
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According to the producer of "Madiba: The African Opera" there are no funds because the Lotto did not pay out the promised amount.
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Madiba the African Opera premiers at the Pretoria State Theatre on Friday May 23 2014. The production runs until June 1 2014.
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Twenty-four years after Nelson Mandela was freed from prison, Zelda le Grange remembers what he taught her - with freedom comes responsibility.