Qunu Locals Prepare Their Own Mandela Celebration

Millions of people will watch the funeral Sunday of Nelson Mandela, as South Africa's first black president and a champion of human rights is laid to rest at his boyhood village of Qunu. While the media and politicians arrive for the event, local people are planning their own celebrations for a man who rose from humble beginnings to transform the nation. Outside what looks like a small home as you enter the village of Qunu, men offload beer for a tiny bar illuminated by lights over a...

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