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Soweto pays final respects to Winnie Mandela

Mourners line the streets of Soweto as a hearse carrying the body of Winnie Mandela makes its way through the township. (AFP)

Hundreds of people lined the streets of Soweto on Friday to see the funeral procession of Winnie Mandela ahead of her final send-off this weekend.

A black hearse carrying the body of Mandela, one of the most divisive figures in the anti-apartheid struggle, slowly drove to her house led by uniformed men bearing the flag of her African National Congress (ANC) party.

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