(3 Jul 2013)
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Qunu
1. Wide of graveyard in Qunu, from where Mandla Mandela, grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela, previously removed the remains of several relatives
2. Close-up of sign reading: "Mandela Graveyard"
3. Various of graves inside Mandela graveyard
Mvezo
4. Wide of Mvezo compound on hillside
5. Mid of Mvezo compound
Qunu
6. Wide of vehicle outside Mandela homestead in Qunu
7. Mid of men in vehicle
8. Pan across vehicle and hearse driving away
9. Pan across police vehicle following hearse
STORYLINE:
A South African court ruled on Wednesday that Nelson Mandela's grandson must return the bodies of the former president's three deceased children to their original burial site.
The court ruled against grandson Mandla Mandela, who moved the bodies of three Mandela children in 2011 from Mandela's hometown in Qunu to his birthplace of Mvezo, about 25 kilometres (15 miles) away.
The family members claimed Mandla Mandela moved the graves without the knowledge or consent of his relatives.
The graves were that of Makgatho Mandela, who died in 2005 and is Mandla Mandela's father; Mandela's first daughter Makaziwe Mandela, who died as an infant in 1948; and Mandela's second son Madiba Thembekile Mandela, who died in a car accident in 1969.
The judge said the bodies should be reburied on Wednesday afternoon.
A hearse was later seen driving away from the Mandela house in Qunu in the direction of Mvezo.
The case pitted 16 Mandela family members against Mandla Mandela, a tribal chief who argues that as the family's eldest male he is entitled to take such action.
Upping the ante in the family feud, a Mandela family member pressed criminal charges on Tuesday against Mandla for tampering with a grave.
Mandela had six children - four daughters and two sons - with two wives.
Only his three eldest daughters remain alive. Mandla Mandela was the first-born grandson.
Mandela, the anti-apartheid hero who was imprisoned for 27 years, remained in critical condition in a Pretoria hospital on Wednesday after being admitted on 8 June with a lung infection.
Wednesday's case has captivated a nation that has received only very periodic updates on Mandela's health over the last 26 days.

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