JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Nelson Mandela will be laid to rest on Sunday in an elaborate ceremony combining a state funeral and all its military pomp with the traditional burial rituals of his Xhosa ...

Forced burial ritual in Nyamira: ... Nyabwari, the incident raised fundamental questions on cultural traditions, human rights, and the rule of law in African society; ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought layers of pain to South Africa, claiming more than 14,000 lives and the rituals to mourn them. ... South Africa. A South African funeral is usually an elaborate ...

Death rituals among the nations of Africa can vary greatly from one ethnicity to another, ... The Impact of COVID-19 on Death Rituals . Death and all its rites have been subject to constant change.

The state funeral for South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela on Sunday included rituals from the tradition of the Xhosa tribe, to whom Mandela's Thembu clan belongs.

Under the long shadow of COVID-19, our relationship with death has had to change. We’ve lost so many —in the year 2020, I said goodbye to both of my grandmothers.

The findings prove that early modern homo sapiens in eastern Africa were burying members of their group between 78,000 to 79,000 years ago — the earliest known finding of a human burial in Africa.

South Africa now ranks 14th in the world for coronavirus cases, ... Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: With Black Burial Traditions Disrupted, Families Struggle to Find Peace.

Nelson Mandela will be laid to rest on Sunday in an elaborate ceremony combining a state funeral and all its military pomp with the traditional burial rituals of his Xhosa clan to ensure he has an ...