Nelson Mandela's great-granddaughter killed in car crash

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.