S. Africans Gather Outside Mandela’s Johannesburg Home

As news broke that the first leader of post-apartheid South Africa had died, Nelson Mandela's countrymen began to gather outside his home in a leafy suburb of Johannesburg. The streets were blocked off around Nelson Mandela's home in the moments after his death was announced on national television and radio. Mourners from all corners of Johannesburg and from surrounding cities began streaming in, some carrying flowers, South African flags and candles. Outside of his home,...

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