South Africa

Pretoria – The body of late former President Nelson Mandela has returned to 1 Military Hospital, concluding the lying in state phase of the 10-day mourning period.

Pretoria - Thousands of people who turned up at the park and ride facilities are starting to make their way back home following the shutting down of transportation to the Union Buildings to view the late former President Nelson Mandela’s body.

Pretoria – Officials are this afternoon performing a full rehearsal of the procession that will take place on Saturday as the body of the late former President Nelson Mandela makes its way home.

Pretoria - With less than five hours to go before the cut-off time to view Madiba’s remains as they lie in state at the Union Buildings, throngs of grieving South Africans are still standing in long queues stretching across the Fountains Valley Resort where the City of Tshwane has implemented a park-and–ride facility.

Pretoria – Several current and former heads of state and government, imminent persons, heads of delegation, heads of international organisations and the diplomatic corp are expected to attend the State Funeral of the late former President Nelson Mandela in Qunu in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - Former President Nelson Mandela, who is lying in state at the Union Buildings, was described as a man who pursued the good of all people.

Qunu – Parts of the N2 that go past former President Nelson Mandela’s home in Qunu will be closed on Friday night.

Pretoria - South Africans have come out in their tens of thousands to queue at the Fountains Valley park- and-ride facility in Pretoria in the hope of getting a chance to view the late former President Nelson Mandela’s body.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Thursday informed Parliament that he had authorised the employment of 11 894 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for Madiba's funeral.

Pretoria - Hundreds of public servants, diplomats and VIPs are standing in long, winding queues at the Rietondale park and ride facility to get a last glimpse of former President Nelson Mandela’s body at the Union Buildings.

Qunu – The abaThembu clan in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape, is preparing to receive the late former President Nelson Mandela’s remains where Xhosa rites will be performed on his body on arrival at Mthatha airport on Saturday.

Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile says government is set to regulate language practitioners in 2014.

Pretoria – Government has advised members of the public that all three park-and-ride facilities in Tshwane, used to bus mourners to the Union Buildings, are at full capacity.

Pretoria – For many of the people interviewed on the Southern Lawns of the Union Buildings on Friday, it was that moment when they filed passed the open coffin of former President Nelson Mandela that reality struck – he was no more.

Pretoria – ANC senior officials will on Saturday have an opportunity to bid farewell to former President Nelson Mandela before the body is flown to Mthatha for the burial on Sunday.