South Africa: Govt Thanks Mandela Family

16 December 2013

Pretoria — Government has thanked the Mandela family for sharing Nelson Mandela with the nation and the world during his life and in his death.

"We thank you for your generosity and graciousness in allowing hundreds of thousands of ordinary South Africans to be part of a range of memorial events that were open to public participation," said government in a statement issued by Government Communication and Information System (GCIS).

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