Members of the security forces established a high presence on Sunday at the funeral service for the reputed leader of the One Order Gang, Othneil "Thickman" Lobban. Lobban was fatally shot during a ...

Family members, friends and political figures including South African President Jacob Zuma paid tribute to Nelson Mandela at his funeral in Qunu. Photo: AP ...

The funeral has been held of South Africa's first black President Nelson Mandela, who died on 5 December aged 95. Thousands of South Africans - and heads of state and government - congregated in ...

At the funeral service for Nelson Mandela, President Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro as he greeted world leaders, and in his speech, he praised Mandela as the last great ...

December 5, 2013 – Mandela dies at his home in the Johannesburg suburb of Houghton. Zuma orders all flags in the nation to be flown at half-staff through the state funeral. December 15 ...

As part of preparations, Nelson Mandela's casket was moved to a military hospital ahead of Sunday's funeral in Qunu, where he grew up. Hundreds tried to move past police to pay their last respects.