If you think Nelson Mandela is a born leader, you'd be right: At birth, he was in line to become a chief among his Xhosa people. He renounced his claim to fight for freedom. This week, a happy Mandela ...

JOHANNESBURG — An ox is slaughtered, the deceased is wrapped in a lion skin and a family elder keeps talking to the body’s spirit: The state funeral for South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Nelson ...

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 for South Africa's ...

QUNU, South Africa — Anti-apartheid champion Nelson Mandela was buried in his home village on Sunday after a funeral that mixed ancient tribal rituals with a display of the might of the new, ...

Zulu warriors dance to honour South Africa’s late President Nelson Mandela on a hill above the graveyard within the Mandela family’s property in the village of Qunu where he was buried Sunday. [PHOTO: ...

This handout photo taken and released by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) shows the coffin of South African former President Nelson Mandela at his burial site today in Qunu.

What: John Lockley leads a Blessing Ceremony followed by a five-weekend vision quest intensive, based in the indigenous South African tradition of Xhosa Sangoma. When: Thursday, May 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

South Africans of all races often referred to Nelson Mandela as simply “Madiba” or “Tata,” terms of endearment that promoted a sense of familiarity for a towering figure who was widely revered. The ...

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 Nelson Mandela on Sunday will ...