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- Nelson Mandela's family today spoke out for the first time since his death.
- 'We've lost a great man...‘a son of the soil, a son of Africa’ but his spirit is still with us':The country’s government & Mandela's family pay tribute as it's revealed his body will be driven through streets of South Africa for three days so millions can pay tribute
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| British memorial: Flowers are laid in tribute at the foot of the Mandela statue in Parliament Square, London |
Cortege will leave a morgue on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday morning
Will go to the Union Buildings in Pretoria where his body will lie in state
Nelson Mandela's family today spoke out for the first time since his death, admitting they had ‘lost a great man, a son of the soil’.
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Tributes: Mourners place flowers outside the South Africa home of Mr Mandela in Houghton, Johannesburg
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| People dance during a gathering of mourners on Vilakazi Street in Soweto, where the former South African President Nelson Mandela resided when he lived in the township |
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| A troupe of traditional dancers from the Kliptown suburb of Soweto outside Nelson Mandela's old house in Soweto, Johannesburg |
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| Children walk past a mural depicting Mr Mandela during different stages
of his history, on their way back from visiting a candy shop near to the
Regina Mundi church in Soweto, Johannesburg |
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| David Moyes claps before the game as everybody claps for the former South African president |
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| Manchester United and Newcastle United football teams line up for a minute's applause with the crowd standing to mark the life of Mr Mandela before their Premier League match at Old Trafford today |
