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Qunu residents share their Madiba moment

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Qunu - When Mthobeli Jaji first met Nelson Mandela, it was when the late former president visited a local school in Qunu in 1998 and for Jaji, this was a historic moment that he cherished forever.

Mourners queue for hours to catch a glimpse of Madiba

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Pretoria – Tens of thousands of mourners are this afternoon still queuing at park-and-ride facilities in Tshwane to get on a bus that will take them to the Union Buildings where Tata Madiba is lying in state.

Brand SA lights Constitution Hill in honour of Madiba

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Pretoria - As part of national efforts to commemorate the life of South African icon and the first black President of a democratic state, Nelson Mandela, Brand South Africa on Wednesday lit up Constitution Hill in Johannesburg.

Zuma meets with Cuban leader

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has thanked Cuba for its support as the country mourns the loss of former President Nelson Mandela.

Mthatha Airport ready for flights

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Qunu – The Mthatha Airport will be able to receive any flight landing there for the funeral service of former President Nelson Mandela this coming weekend, Eastern Cape Premier Noxolo Kiviet said on Thursday.

Qunu ready for Mandela funeral

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Qunu – Despite the rain, workers have completed erecting the giant white marquee at former President Nelson Mandela’s family farm where the official funeral of the late statesman will take place.

Mandela changed our lives

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Pretoria – “He is the man who changed our lives,” 56-year-old Agnes Maseloa said on Thursday.

Nation salutes Madiba

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Pretoria - Salutes and tears formed part of the gestures made by South Africans as they passed the body of former President Nelson Mandela while he lies in state at the Union Buildings.

Public viewing underway at Union Buildings

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Pretoria - Members of the public have started filing past the body of former President Nelson Mandela, whose remains are lying in state at the Union Buildings in the country’s capital.

Fountains Valley park-and-ride facility reopened

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Pretoria – The Fountains Valley park-and-ride facility has been reopened and members of the public who wish to view the late former President Nelson Mandela’s body at the Union Buildings can make use of it.

Govt looking into use of sign language at memorial

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Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane says government is investigating allegations of the incorrect use of sign language at the National Memorial Service, at FNB Stadium, on Tuesday.

Women's Day of Prayer for Madiba

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Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government will host an Interfaith Women’s Day of Prayer at Orlando Stadium, in Soweto tomorrow.