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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The abaThembu clan in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape, is preparing to receive the late former President Nelson Mandela's remains where Xhosa rites will be performed on his body on arrival at Mthatha ...

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 ...

This after Thembalethu Ntutu called on the department of correctional services to grant him compassionate leave to attend the funeral. The Eastern Cape premier’s office says abaThembu King Buyelekhaya ...

A memorial service took place on Friday in Mvezo, where Nelson Mandela was born, ahead of his burial in Qunu on Sunday Nelson Mandela will be buried in his home village of Qunu on Sunday. As a chief ...

The Xhosa royal family, together with the Xhosa royal council, have announced memorial services and funeral details for amaXhosa king Mpendulo Zwelonke Sigcawu, who died on Thursday. The king was ...

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 ...

Qunu — The abaThembu clan in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape, is preparing to receive the late former President Nelson Mandela's remains where Xhosa rites will be performed on his body on arrival at Mthatha ...