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Mandela to be buried Dec. 15

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 The anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela will be buried on Sunday, Dec. 15 at his rural home in Qunu, and a memorial service in a Johannesburg stadium will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 10, South African President Jacob Zuma announced.

 

Mandela's body will lie in state at government buildings in Pretoria from Wednesday, Dec. 11, until the burial, and this coming Sunday, Dec. 8, will be a national day of prayer and reflection. (Photo: AP)

 

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