Foundation says Mandela’s great granddaughter to be buried in a private ceremony

Mandela’s great granddaughter to be buried

JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela’s great granddaughter will be buried in a private ceremony Thursday, a week after she was killed in a car accident on the eve of the World Cup’s opening match.

Zenani Mandela was killed in a car accident last week, two days after her 13th birthday. She was on her way home from a World Cup concert on the eve of the tournament’s opening match.

The funeral service will be open to the public but only family will be allowed to attend a private burial.

The Nelson Mandela Foundation confirmed the funeral details Thursday.