Winnie Mandela's former husband Nelson Mandela

Former South African anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has been laid to rest in a state funeral on Saturday at Fourways Memorial park near Johannesburg in South Africa. The ex-wife of Former South African President Nelson Mandela reportedly breathed her last on April 3 at the age of 81 after battling a prolonged illness. The coffin draped with the multi-colored South African flag was placed in the middle of the 37,500-seat stadium in front of a stage, decked in white and yellow flowers, as reported by Al Jazeera.