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Elders to perform rituals on Nelson Madiba’s remains according to Xhosa tradition

Pretoria, South Africa: Thousands of mourners yesterday braved the morning chill and afternoon heat as they lined up for hours to view Nelson Mandela’s body. The remains of the late Mandela still lie ...
Houston Chronicle

Traditional tribal rituals at Mandela's funeral

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

Wedding Brings Xhosa, Zulu Tribes Together

South Africa’s powerful Xhosa and Zulu nations sealed an important union as Nelson Mandela’s great-grandnephew and King Goodwill Zwelithini’s daughter wed. The marriage ceremony of Tembu Chief Nfundo ...
NPR

Mandela's Grandson Named Chief of Xhosa Council

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 ...
WRAL

South Africans get their tongues round Gqeberha, the new name for Port Elizabeth

South Africa's city of Port Elizabeth has been officially renamed to Gqeberha -- derived from the Xhosa language -- the native tongue of late political hero Nelson Mandela. Many South Africans have ...