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Nelson Mandela funeral: Archbishop Desmond Tutu not invited

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a veteran anti-apartheid campaigner in South Africa, has said he will not be going to Nelson Mandela's…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela funeral: ANC members pay final tribute in Pretoria ceremony

The African National Congress (ANC) members have paid final tributes to Nelson Mandela at a ceremony in Pretoria ahead of…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela funeral: Lying in state ends with final rush from hundreds of people

Hundreds of people pushed through police lines in a last-ditch bid to see Nelson Mandela lying in state in South…

11 years ago

Thamsanqa Jantjie: Nelson Mandela interpreter failed in 2012 with self-invented gestures

Sign language interpreter Thamsanqa Jantjie, who claimed to suffer an on-stage schizophrenic episode during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, failed to…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela funeral: South Africans warned not to join queue at Union Buildings

South African government has warned people not to attempt to go to see Nelson Mandela's body in the capital, Pretoria,…

11 years ago

Thamsanqa Jantjie: South African government investigates fake interpreter security checks

South Africa's Deputy Disability Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu says the government is investigating how interpreter Thamsanqa Jantjie, who faked sign language…

11 years ago

Thamsanqa Jantjie: Owners of Nelson Mandela memorial fake interpreter firm vanish

The company which supplied a "fake" sign language interpreter to the Mandela memorial service has vanished, a South African minister…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela’s memorial deaf interpreter used fake sign language

Deaf viewers have complained that the official sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial service was inept. According to the…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela’s coffin goes on public view at Union Buildings in Pretoria

Nelson Mandela’s coffin arrived at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, where his remanis will lie in state for three days.…

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Is Nelson Mandela’s funeral the biggest in history?

Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg was attended by 52 presidents and 16 prime ministers on December 10, 2013. Although…

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