South Africa

Pretoria – “He is the man who changed our lives,” 56-year-old Agnes Maseloa said on Thursday.

Pretoria - Salutes and tears formed part of the gestures made by South Africans as they passed the body of former President Nelson Mandela while he lies in state at the Union Buildings.

Pretoria - Members of the public have started filing past the body of former President Nelson Mandela, whose remains are lying in state at the Union Buildings in the country’s capital.

Pretoria – The Fountains Valley park-and-ride facility has been reopened and members of the public who wish to view the late former President Nelson Mandela’s body at the Union Buildings can make use of it.

Pretoria – Authorities are this morning closing various roads around Qunu in the Eastern Cape, where the late former President Nelson Mandela’s body will be buried on Sunday.

Pretoria - More staff at Johannesburg and Eastern Cape airports will be deployed in large numbers around the clock to ensure that mourners traveling to Qunu land with less turbulence.

Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane says government is investigating allegations of the incorrect use of sign language at the National Memorial Service, at FNB Stadium, on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government will host an Interfaith Women’s Day of Prayer at Orlando Stadium, in Soweto tomorrow.

Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency, Collins Chabane, has thanked those who gathered at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday for the massive National Memorial Service for the late former President Nelson Mandela.

Pretoria – Government has urged mourners who are visiting the Union Buildings to view former President Nelson Mandela’s body, to be patient and comply with military protocols.

Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Collins Chabane, has urged members of the media to observe protocol regarding the funeral arrangements of former President Nelson Mandela.

Pretoria – Members of the public have been advised that the cut-off has been reached for the number of people wishing to view the late former President Nelson Mandela’s body at the Union Buildings this afternoon.

Pretoria – The body of the late former President Nelson Mandela has left 1 Military Hospital in Thaba Tshwane for the second day to Nelson Mandela Amphitheatre at the Union Buildings, for members of the public to view.

Pretoria – Although it has been almost a week since the passing of former President Nelson Mandela, for many South Africans, the reality that the beloved statesman is no more only sank in on Wednesday when they saw his remains at the Union Buildings.

Pretoria - Reconciliation, unity and peace are what Former President Nelson Mandela will be remembered for - values which need to be pursued, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.