Military drums as Mama Winnie laid to rest
Grave flanked by resting place of two great-grandchildren
To the steady beat of military drums and brass, the casket bearing Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela-Mandela entered the Fourways Memorial Park shortly after 3pm yesterday.
For a few minutes after the musical tribute ended, the sun broke through after a heavy downpour.
A strange quiet descended - all that could be heard was the clanking of chains as the casket was released from the military trailer transporting it from the hearse.
After a few more words were spoken and the military procession ended, the final moment arrived as the South African flag was folded and handed over to the family.
In her final resting place in the Fourways Memorial Park, Madikizela-Mandela will be flanked by her two great-grandchildren, both plucked from life at an early age...
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