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South African spirit fills FNB Stadium

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Soweto – The atmosphere at FNB Stadium is electric as thousands of South Africans start to fill the venue where the Memorial Service of former President Nelson Mandela will be held later this morning.

Mourners not deterred by rain

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Johannesburg - Not even the rain has deterred mourners and sympathisers from attending the historic Memorial Service of late former President Nelson Mandela on Tuesday morning.

Tight security at FNB Stadium

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Pretoria – State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele says all systems are in place to ensure the Memorial Service of former President Nelson Mandela proceeds smoothly.

Obama touches down in SA

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Pretoria – US President Barack Obama has arrived at Waterkloof Air Force Base, ahead of the official Memorial Service of later former President Nelson Mandela.

Mourners flock to FNB stadium

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Pretoria - Thousands of mourners are busy flowing into the FNB stadium to honour and pay their respects to former late President Nelson Mandela.

Crowds make their way to FNB Stadium

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Soweto - Nelson and Oliver have come all the way from Cape Town with their father Desmond Stevens to pay their last respects to their favourite icon.

Trains to Madiba Memorial Service running smoothly

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Soweto - All Metrorail trains dedicated to transport mourners to FNB Stadium, where the official Memorial Service for former President Nelson Mandela will be held, are running on schedule.

Programme for Memorial Service

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Pretoria - Government has released the programme for the historic Memorial Service of former President Nelson Mandela, to take place on Tuesday at FNB Stadium.

Rain predicted for Mandela Memorial

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Pretoria – The South African Weather Services has warned that there will be an 80 percent chance of rainfall in the Johannesburg area tomorrow.

91 Heads of State to attend historic Memorial Service

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Johannesburg - A total of 91 Heads of State and Government and 10 former Heads of State will attend the historic National Memorial Service of former President Nelson Mandela tomorrow, says Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Collins Chabane.

41 trains made available to ferry mourners

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Pretoria – Metrorail says it will make 41 trains available on Tuesday to deal with mourners who will be travelling to FNB Stadium in Johannesburg for the official memorial service for late former President Nelson Mandela.