JOHANNESBURG: Peace icon Nelson Mandela's wrinkled face beamed out from South African newspaper front pages Friday, as the Rainbow Nation's media strained to mark the momentousness of his death.

Many headlines wished the 95-year-old, who died late Thursday, "Hamba kahle Madiba", or "Go Well Madiba" in his native isiXhosa language, using Mandela's clan name as a form of respect.

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