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Former president to miss World Cup opener after death of Zenani, 13, as police charge driver with drink-driving A heartbroken Nelson Mandela has pulled out of today's football World Cup opening ceremony in South Africa after the death of his great-granddaughter in a car crash. Zenani Mandela, 13, was killed on the way home from last night's pre-tournament concert in Soweto, where tens of thousands of people sang and danced with pop stars including Shakira and the Black Eyed Peas. It meant that a day the frail Mandela had long anticipated – his “rainbow nation” performing a new miracle under the world's gaze – became instead one of private grief and mourning. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/11/nelson-mandela-great-granddaughter-k… added by: zichi