Mandela family gathers for postmortem preparations

Nelson Mandela

“My family is here and I want to be buried here, in the house” were the statements of Nelson Mandela in 2003, referring to his home in the village of Qunu.

That’s why the former South African family prepared a meeting yesterday in the old house that Madiba built after his release, located in the small town where he spent his childhood.

One of his daughters and several grandchildren arrived at the home of anti-apartheid exmilitante.

“It’s a AmaDlomo meeting,” said one participant who requested anonymity, referring to a branch of the Thembu clan, to which belong the Mandela.

Although no family member gave official versions, is rumored to differences about the place in which to be buried Mandela. However, some relatives prefer to be buried in Mvezo, his native village, located about 40 km from Qunu.

According to the version of the South African government, state government spokesman Nelson Mandela, the former president is in a critical condition and doctors and family have tried to make their last moments of life are the painless as possible and in a peace