Mandela children reburied after row

The remains of Nelson Mandela’s three dead children have been reburied at their original resting site, a day after a court ordered their return two years after a Mandela grandson moved the bodies.

Mandela children reburied after row

The remains of Nelson Mandela’s three dead children have been reburied at their original resting site, a day after a court ordered their return two years after a Mandela grandson moved the bodies.

Family members and community elders attended a ceremony on the Mandela property that included the singing of hymns. The reburial took place in Qunu, Mr Mandela’s hometown and the place the former president has said he wants to be buried.

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