Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, ex-wife of the great South African
leader, described his last moments in her first public comments on his
death. In the interview with the Britain’s ITV television she said: "I went close to him and I noticed he was breathing really slowly. I
was holding him trying to feel his temperature and he felt cold. Then he
drew his last breath and just rested… He was gone."
A lot of mourners, high-rank politicians among them, are expected to
descend on the remote location in Eastern Cape province to say their
last goodbye to Nelson Mandela on Sunday.
The government officials claimed, the venue would be able to accommodate around 5,000 people.
However, only family members and relatives will be given access into
the compound perched on a hilltop overlooking clutches of traditional
huts.
According to Mthatha Airport manager, Anderson Maduneni, the facility
will have to cope with 100 aircraft transferring world figures during
the weekend. Since the beginning of the week all the commercial flights
have been shut in the airport. This measure was taken to ensure safety.
There are also police officers along the length of the 35-kilometre
(22-mile) road from the airport to Qunu. Again for the security reasons
they often stop and search the passing vehicles.
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