South Africa's prominent personalities, world leaders and VIPs pay their respects to Nelson Mandela in a funeral service in his ancestral village of Qunu.<br /> <br />Candles on the stage symbolise each of Mandela's 95 years.<br /> <br />Chief Ngangomhlaba Matanzima representing the family, narrated Mandela's origins.<br /> <br />His granddaughter Nandi recalls how Mandela loved telling stories from his youth, usually poking fun at himself.<br /> <br />(SONUDBITE) (English) MANDELA'S GRANDDAUGHTER, NANDI MANDELA, SAYING:<br /> <br />"One of his favorite stories was of him chasing a piece of chicken with a fork at a dinner table with the family of a girl that he wanted as his girlfriend."<br /> <br />Leaders from around Africa joined the funeral service, calling Mandela one of Africa's greatest sons and an inspiration for their own countries.<br /> <br />Malawi President Joyce Banda, the second female leader on the continent, hailed Mandela as a role model.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) MALAWI PRESIDENT JOYCE BANDA SAYING:
