Nelson Mandela's former wife grieved for him in public today at a memorial service for South Africa's first black leader.
Dressed in black, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela attended a Methodist service in the northern Johannesburg suburb of Bryanston, where President Jacob Zuma hailed the values of the country's most beloved statesman.
'He believed in forgiveness and he forgave, even those who kept him in jail for 27 years,' Zuma said in a eulogy. 'He stood for freedom. He fought against those who oppressed others. He wanted everyone to be free.'
The service, which was also attended by Mr Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela, was held as the country started a week of mourning for the inspirational freedom fighter.
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Mandela's grand son Mandla
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