South Africa

Pretoria - Tourist arrivals to South Africa grew by 5.1% during the first six months of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has welcomed the life sentences handed to two hitmen, who murdered ANC councillor Jimmy Lembede in Estcourt last year.

Pretoria - The excellent carrying out of logistical arrangements around the State Funeral of South Africa’s first democratically-elected President, Nelson Mandela, demonstrated South Africa’s capability to host massive international events.

Pretoria – The Union Buildings were on Monday declared a national heritage site by President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - US civil rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson, has arrived at the Union Buildings where a 9-metre tall, bronze statue of the late former President Nelson Mandela has been draped in black ahead of its official unveiling.

Pretoria – Government has thanked the Mandela family for sharing Nelson Mandela with the nation and the world during his life and in his death.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma will this morning officially unveil a 9- metre tall, bronze statue of the late former President Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

Pretoria – The late former President Nelson Mandela has been placed in his final resting place, alongside his other family members, in a family grave.

Qunu – President Jacob Zuma said government and the country will take former President Nelson Mandela’s legacy forward.

Pretoria - Leaders from the African continent have paid tribute to South Africa’s first democratically-elected President Nelson Mandela and the son of the continent, vowing to further his legacy long after he is gone.

Pretoria – The Funeral Service for late former President Nelson Mandela has ended on a sombre note, and family members and other invited guests are moving to the site where the elderly statesman will be buried.

Qunu – South Africa and the world will remember former President Nelson Mandela for his courage, leadership, accountability and a soft spot for children.

Qunu – The late former President Nelson Mandela’s long-time friend and struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada moved many mourners to tears when he paid a poignant tribute to the late statesman, during the state funeral in Qunu, on Sunday.

Pretoria - The official programme for the late President Nelson Mandela is underway, in the rural village of Qunu, in the Eastern Cape where he spent much of his childhood.

Qunu – Hundreds of mourners have started flooding into the giant white marquee at the late former President Nelson Mandela’s home, where his funeral, is taking place today.