Pretoria – The public has been advised to use the park-and-ride system to get to the Union Buildings where the body of the late former President Nelson Mandela is lying in state.
Pretoria – The City of Johannesburg has thanked its residents for their patience during the road closures and disruptions during Tuesday’s National Memorial Service for the late former President Nelson Mandela.
Pretoria - As military helicopters hovered over former President Nelson Mandela’s hearse as it was being accompanied by a procession from One Military Hospital to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, residents who had lined up to form a guard of honour had mixed emotions about the event.
Pretoria- The late former President Nelson Mandela’s body has returned to the Union Buildings where he was sworn in as the country’s first democratically elected president almost 20 years ago.
Pretoria – Government has urged the residents of Tshwane and motorists to take note of the road closures that will be in place in the city from Wednesday to Friday between 5am and 9am.
Pretoria – A sombre mood has been cast over South Africa this morning as South Africans begin lining the route where former President Nelson Mandela’s body will proceed from 1 Military Hospital towards the Union Buildings.
Johannesburg – South Africans should be proud to have lived in Mandela’s time, President Jacob Zuma told thousands of mourners in Johannesburg as the world reflected on the icon’s life on Tuesday.
Pretoria - Members of the public are invited to line the route and form a public guard of honour for Madiba when his body is transported on Wednesday morning from 1 Military Hospital to the Union Buildings.
Pretoria – The City of Tshwane says it is ready to welcome everyone who will be coming to view Madiba’s body as it lies in state, at the Union Buildings tomorrow.
Johannesburg – Former President Nelson Mandela was hailed on Tuesday as a champion of reconciliation as world leaders, international guests and ordinary South Africans gathered for his Memorial Service at FNB stadium.
Pretoria – African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said from north to west, from east to centre and west – Africa was mourning but also celebrating the life of Madiba.
Johannesburg – Former President Nelson Mandela's life was about the service to others, General Thanduxolo Mandela said on Tuesday.
Pretoria – The Memorial Service to honour former President Nelson Mandela is underway at FNB Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg.
Johannesburg – Francois Pienaar, the 1995 Rugby World Cup winning Springbok Captain, said his greatest Madiba moment was when the former President agreed to be a Godfather to his two sons.
Johannesburg - The formal programme at the National Memorial Service of former President Nelson Mandela is expected to get underway soon at FNB Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg, as rain continues to fall from the heavens.
