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 ...

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.

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has described the burial process of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, as a freedom for the Yoruba traditional institution and a step towards ...

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.

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.

A new stone monument inscribed with African American burial traditions stood near the center. I followed Mr. Lee and photographed the graves. Mr. Lee, 58, wasn’t new to the work of preserving ...

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 ...