Former South African President Nelson Mandela has left his $4.1 million estate to family members, the ruling African National Congress, former staff and several local schools, according to a reading of his will on Monday.
Drawing Mandela
Late former South African president Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has denied media reports that Mandela's family was at war after the death of the anti-apartheid icon.
South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday unveiled a nine-meter statue of former president Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, as part of the Reconciliation Day celebrations.
Nelson Mandela's funeral service ends in his ancestral village of Qunu in Eastern Cape on Sunday.
South Africa buries Nelson Mandela on Sunday, closing one momentous chapter in its tortured history and opening another in which the multi-racial democracy he founded will have to discover if it can thrive without its central pillar.
A cortege transporting the body of former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela left the capital's main military hospital on Wednesday en route to the Union Buildings, where he will lie in state.
As South Africans braved driving rain and cold to honor Nelson Mandela, Bheki Langa was surprised to find that Mandela was so loved by young Chinese.
Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao on Tuesday expressed deep condolences and paid high tribute to the late Nelson Mandela, saying Chinese will always cherish his contribution to China-South Africa ties.
Chinese VP expressed condolences at Mandela's memorial service
As a special representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Vice President Li Yuanchao will visit South Africa from December 9 to 11 to attend the funeral of former South African President Nelson Mandela.