#NelsonMandela 's body leaves Pretoria for Qunu his hometown for Sunday's state funeral.

The plane carrying former president Nelson Mandela has left the Waterkloof Airforce Base in Pretoria. There was sombre at the base when the body was being carrying into the aircraft bound for the Eastern Cape. This followed an emotional farewell service by Madiba's life-long party the ANC. He passed away at his Houghton home last Thursday at the age of 95.

He will be laid to rest in a state funeral Sunday in Qunu. Meanwhile Archbishop Desmond Tutu says he will not attend Mandela’s funeral as he did not get an invite but government has denied this saying Tutu is on the guest list for Qunu where Mandela will be buried, your thoughts?