Mourning Nelson Mandela
CBC News brings you the latest from South Africa, a nation in mourning following the death of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela at the age of 95.
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Who stopped 2 help w #cbc blown tire? Forensic Pathology Svcs. Used spare body bag 2 lie under campr Really. Love SA http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbm8clqCEAAOqLS.jpg
by Adrienne Arsenault via twitter 12/16/2013 1:01:02 PM -
More adventure for team #cbc en route morning after #Mandela funeral + camper stuck incident. Yes, that's a flat tire http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbm20WeIAAAbXr5.jpg
by Stephanie Jenzer via twitter 12/16/2013 12:36:25 PM -
Worries over the future of the #ANC with #Zuma at its head. New poll released. #CBC @CBCWorldReport now … http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbmge_rCcAAW9SL.jpg
by Margaret Evans via twitter 12/16/2013 10:58:51 AM -
A new statue of Nelson #Mandela will be unveiled in Pretoria this am. Let's hope it's better than this one! #CBC http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BblXd99CIAAtTnD.jpg
by Margaret Evans via twitter 12/16/2013 5:39:51 AM -
More Diepkloof ladies. With a sunbeam to boot. #CBC #Mandela http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbj2AepCEAAyRi0.jpg
by Margaret Evans via twitter 12/15/2013 10:34:02 PM -
Irene, 58, lives in this 1 room shack in SA's Diepkloof township. Her thoughts on #Mandela 's death. #CBC @CBCTWTW http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbjyWFBCcAE-4A_.jpg
by Margaret Evans via twitter 12/15/2013 10:18:02 PM -
Some of the ladies of Diepkloof. Putting on a brave face despite South Africa's failure to alleviate poverty. #CBC http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbjwb93CIAApUlv.jpg
by Margaret Evans via twitter 12/15/2013 10:09:41 PM -
Soweto final moments as coffin rests on burial ground, jets scream past suspending SA flags inverted. #CBC #Mandela http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbjR52fCQAAILiP.jpg
by Susan Ormiston via twitter 12/15/2013 7:56:18 PM -
by Susan Ormiston via twitter 12/15/2013 7:47:20 PM
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What funeral? there's pop, and Christmas is coming. 'Born free' kids in Alexandra on school holidays. #Mandela #cbd http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbjPh4eCQAAzFE4.jpg
by Susan Ormiston via twitter 12/15/2013 7:45:55 PM -
No more Birthdays for South African legend..kids in Alexandra township will need to learn his legacy. #cbc #mandela http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbjO8SMCQAAcQfY.jpg
by Susan Ormiston via twitter 12/15/2013 7:43:21 PM -
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And when the towtruck is stuck?? #qunu #cbc . http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbi6FKqCEAAgV5d.jpg
by Adrienne Arsenault via twitter 12/15/2013 6:12:12 PM -
And if u have to take a bathroom break while out buying Madiba t-shirts that's covered too!
#CBC #Mandela #Houghton http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbiwYrpCEAAiHwS.jpgby Margaret Evans via twitter 12/15/2013 5:29:51 PM -
Cashing in. One of a row of stands set up selling Madiba paraphernalia outside his Houghton home.
#CBC #Mandela http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbivs1PCIAAd4xq.jpgby Margaret Evans via twitter 12/15/2013 5:26:51 PM -
Dear @cbcthenational . We will, Ahh, edit the #qunu story. But the camper is stuck in the mud. Yup. As you were #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbivpM_CQAAKkZk.jpg
by Adrienne Arsenault via twitter 12/15/2013 5:26:36 PM -
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CBC cameraman Richard Devey a South African son, covers Soweto farewell for #Mandela . #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbifwvZCcAEiCN7.jpg
by Susan Ormiston via twitter 12/15/2013 4:17:13 PM -
Cozy in our camper van, editing for @cbcthenational in a driving #qunu rainstorm. Why'd we park on a slope? #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbibvzgIYAA0XPl.jpg
by Adrienne Arsenault via twitter 12/15/2013 3:59:40 PM -
Regional fire fighters take a moment out of a busy week to document their part in history #Mandela funeral #Qunu #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbh78BNIgAAhtVd.jpg
by Stephanie Jenzer via twitter 12/15/2013 1:40:41 PM -
Most South Africans will have watched the #Mandela funeral at home. Here, a woman in the Diekpkloof township. #CBC http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbh7YAACEAEhJVr.jpg
by Margaret Evans via twitter 12/15/2013 1:38:15 PM -
Having a #qunu traffic jam moment. Sat trucks, cars meet cows. Cows, of course, win! #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbh4YV5CYAAE9kf.jpg
by Adrienne Arsenault via twitter 12/15/2013 1:25:09 PM -
Waving goodbye. South Africans in Soweto as Nelson #Mandela 's coffin is carried to gravesite. #CBC @CBCWorldReport http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbhy6_DCEAA8xa9.jpg
by Margaret Evans via twitter 12/15/2013 1:01:19 PM -
Celebration for Mandela funeral children dance in Soweto home to many apartheid struggles #mandela #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbhjMVkCcAA8JZ3.jpg
by Susan Ormiston via twitter 12/15/2013 11:52:35 AM -
Moment in history Sowetans sign #Mandela poster day of funeral.#cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbhizXYCIAAohp6.jpg
by Susan Ormiston via twitter 12/15/2013 11:50:53 AM -
Kids sign farewell messages for Madiba in Soweto. #CBC #Mandela http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbhgSspCAAEAIBU.jpg
by Margaret Evans via twitter 12/15/2013 11:39:55 AM -
ANC turn out in full colours for Mandela funeral - watching in Soweto - tears and joy both #mandela #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbhezR6CMAAMeu4.jpg
by Susan Ormiston via twitter 12/15/2013 11:33:24 AM -
A last farewell in Soweto home to many violent fights against apartheid. Goodbye to #Madiba #mandela #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbhd7xPCMAEpTyE.jpg
by Susan Ormiston via twitter 12/15/2013 11:29:37 AM -
And so he's laid to rest, Nelson #Mandela in his boyhood home Qunu.Have to admit, an emotional moment as flypast #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbhdJtVIQAAYCIG.jpg
by Stephanie Jenzer via twitter 12/15/2013 11:26:11 AM -
Sowetans say goodbye to Mandela after 4 hour emotional funeral ceremony .. Time to let him go. #cbc #mandela http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbhc-bNCEAAYHlT.jpg
by Susan Ormiston via twitter 12/15/2013 11:25:26 AM -
Zulu traditional farewell punctuates end of #Mandela service in Qunu, chant + dance for protection in afterlife #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbhcAIWIcAAkvsJ.jpg
by Stephanie Jenzer via twitter 12/15/2013 11:21:10 AM -
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South Africans watching Nelson #Mandela 's funeral from the stands of Orlando Stadium in Soweto. A joyous mood. #CBC http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbhXG4PCQAE9M9q.jpg
by Margaret Evans via twitter 12/15/2013 10:59:47 AM -
Tears too amidst the cheers. #Mandelafuneral . #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbhRtNKCcAASopk.jpg
by Tracy Seeley via twitter 12/15/2013 10:36:11 AM -
I didn't know the goosebumps could last an hour. Unforgettable atmosphere in Soweto. #mandelafuneral . #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbhOmorCcAAeRS2.jpg
by Tracy Seeley via twitter 12/15/2013 10:22:38 AM -
Mood incredibly joyful as people in Soweto watch final moments of #Mandelafuneral . #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbhMqRxCIAE_8GL.jpg
by Tracy Seeley via twitter 12/15/2013 10:14:09 AM -
Crowd at Orlando stadium in Soweto waves goodbye to Mandela.#cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbhInCRCUAAPHlf.jpg
by Tracy Seeley via twitter 12/15/2013 9:56:27 AM -
Formal part of Mandela funeral comes to end woman watches in Soweto #CBC #mamdela http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbhGPnoCcAEAkPg.jpg
by Susan Ormiston via twitter 12/15/2013 9:46:07 AM -
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Goodbye Tata we love you- Sowetans sign giant posters for #mandela #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbhB0fGCcAAoehV.jpg
by Susan Ormiston via twitter 12/15/2013 9:26:47 AM -
Soweto celebrates as #mandela funeral continues in #Qunu #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbhBf_OCYAA4zRg.jpg
by Susan Ormiston via twitter 12/15/2013 9:25:23 AM -
Soweto dancers at celebration for #mandela funeral #CBC http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbhAttBCEAAEEiI.jpg
by Susan Ormiston via twitter 12/15/2013 9:21:57 AM -
Children sign poster for #Mandela in Soweto as he is buried in Qunu http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbg_UUuCUAAfaHf.jpg
by Susan Ormiston via twitter 12/15/2013 9:15:50 AM
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