South Africa

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.

Johannesburg – The FNB stadium broke into song and dance as President Jacob Zuma and several world leaders arrived at the FNB Stadium to join thousands of people, who are gathering for the late former President Nelson Mandela’s National Memorial Service.

Soweto – Presidents - past and present - global leaders, royals and A-list celebrities have started to arrive at FNB Stadium to pay their last respects at an unprecedented gathering that will hail one of humanity's great peacemakers.

Johannesburg - Thousands of mourners, as well as foreign dignitaries, are continuing to spill into FNB Stadium to pay their last respects to the late former President Nelson Mandela.

Soweto – While thousands are singing and dancing on the stands at FNB Stadium, in Nasrec, in Johannesburg, Mpho Mokwebo from Soweto is on duty.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma and his wife Thobeka Zuma have arrived at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, ahead of the massive Memorial Service for former President Nelson Mandela.

December is reconciliation month in our country. This year’s commemoration is all the more poignant, following the recent passing of former President Nelson Mandela who lives on in our hearts and minds as the ultimate symbol of reconciliation.

Johannesburg – As crowds continued to fill up the stadium, the City of Joburg said things were proceeding smoothly at the FNB Stadium, ahead of former President Nelson Mandela’s Memorial Service.

Pretoria – Government has been working non stop, around the clock, to ensure the most befitting national Memorial Service and State Funeral for former President Nelson Mandela.

Soweto - It’s mostly quite at the old house of former President Nelson Mandela in Vilakazi Street, as tens of thousands of mourners are heading to the massive Memorial Service at FNB Stadium to pay their last respects to the late leader who changed the face of South Africa.

Pretoria – A large police contingent, which includes the South African Police Service and Metro Police, have been deployed to various strategic areas in and around the FNB stadium.

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.