The police arrested 19 squatters who occupied land on a farm earlier this year in Eastern Cape province.

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Services were also expected in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Mthatha - a city in the rural Eastern Cape province.

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Mr Mandela lives in Qunu, a small rural village in Eastern Cape province, where he says he spent the happiest days of his childhood.

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"Some, such as culling and contraception I would have personally preferred not to consider, " he said at Addo elephant park in Eastern Cape province.

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His main home is in Qunu, a small rural village in Eastern Cape province, where he says he spent the happiest days of his childhood.

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Mr Mandela now lives in Qunu, a small rural village in Eastern Cape province, where he says he spent the happiest days of his childhood.

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He was flown to hospital on Saturday from his home in Qunu village in Eastern Cape province by the military, which is responsible for his healthcare.

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It says it might one day fly between Johannesburg, Cape Town and Bisho, capital of the Eastern Cape province, almost as cheaply as going by kombi.

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The final funeral for those killed is due to take place this weekend, across the country in Eastern Cape province, where many of the miners come from.

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One ran the worst-performing province, the Eastern Cape, long stained by dismal management, crumbling schools and hospitals, and allegations of corruption.

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