Among the bouquets and garlands that will decorate the burial ceremony of Nelson Mandela it would be easy to miss the presence of a small branch from an African wild olive tree. But the sacred branch ...

JOHANNESBURG – An ox will be slaughtered, the deceased will be wrapped in a leopard skin and a family elder will keep talking to the body’s spirit: The state funeral for South Africa’s anti-apartheid ...

It's going to be a balancing act between a Xhosa funeral and the official protocol of a state funeral Qunu:It’s going to be a careful balancing act today between traditional Xhosa funeral customs and ...

JOHANNESBURG—Nelson Mandela’s casket was draped in a lion skin, an ox was ritually slaughtered and a family elder kept talking to the body’s spirit. The state funeral Sunday for South Africa’s ...

When the time comes, will it be home or away? It’s dusk on a Friday evening in Qunu, and the N2 highway is the village’s most happening scene. The locals linger at the road’s edge, forming a scattered ...

Qunu - Some international guests were left intrigued, but confused during an address by a chief speaking in Xhosa at the state funeral of former president Nelson Mandela in Qunu on Sunday. Britain's ...

Nelson Mandela was a member of the Xhosa tribe which is part of the Nguni people. The Xhosa are proud people who believe in the importance of laws, education, and courtesy. Xhosa childrens' lives were ...

An ox will be slaughtered, the deceased will be wrapped in a leopard skin and a family elder will keep talking to the body’s spirit — The state funeral for South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Nelson ...