South Africans mourn and honor Nelson Mandela in South Africa.
South Africans Pay Tribute to Nelson Mandela
![A young boy tried to squeeze his name onto a Mandela poster outside his home in Soweto, South Africa. (Hannah McNeish for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/4971FFF9-9AFB-4F5B-B005-3838FD14B70B_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A young boy tried to squeeze his name onto a Mandela poster outside his home in Soweto, South Africa. (Hannah McNeish for VOA)
![Messages of thanks and sadness are written on a giant poster outside Mandela's home in Soweto, South Africa. (Hannah McNeish for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/DC566950-E4AB-48E6-B61F-050E92B344B3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Messages of thanks and sadness are written on a giant poster outside Mandela's home in Soweto, South Africa. (Hannah McNeish for VOA)
![Mandela fans leave tributes outside his former home in Houghton, South Africa. (Hannah McNeish for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/63793ACB-0138-4C42-819F-F91AB10DDD66_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mandela fans leave tributes outside his former home in Houghton, South Africa. (Hannah McNeish for VOA)
![Crowds sing and chant outside Mandela's Houghton home in South Africa. (Hannah McNeish for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/BCFBF5CA-4E61-43B6-91CC-61841E10E495_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Crowds sing and chant outside Mandela's Houghton home in South Africa. (Hannah McNeish for VOA)