South Africa:   Graça Machel and Winnie Mandela Embrace at Memorial

SAPA, 10 December 2013

Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Mandela bent down to embrace Graça Machel before taking her own seat at the former president's memorial service at the FNB Stadium in… Read more »

South Africa:   Rain Fails to Dampen Spirits at Mandela Memorial

SAPA, 10 December 2013

Drizzle and the threat of more rain did little to dampen the spirits of several thousand people who gathered at FNB stadium on Tuesday morning for the memorial service of former… Read more »

South Africa:   Mourners Stream Into FNB Stadium for Mandela Memorial Service

DW, 10 December 2013

Rain poured down on FNB Stadium on Tuesday, but failed to dampen the celebratory atmosphere of South Africans and foreign dignitaries gathered for Nelson Mandela's memorial… Read more »

South Africa:   Vilakazi Street Quiet As Mourners Head to Stadium

SAnews.gov.za, 10 December 2013

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… Read more »

Africa:   S. Africa Prepares for Enormous Crowds At Mandela Memorial

VOA, 9 December 2013

Mourners in South Africa are expected to crowd into a football stadium Tuesday for the main public memorial service for former president and anti-apartheid leader, Nelson Mandela,… Read more »

South Africa:   Mandela Memorial - All Systems Go

SAnews.gov.za, 10 December 2013

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. Read more »

Africa:   South Africa to Ensure 'Successful' Mandela Memorial Service

VOA, 9 December 2013

South Africa's security institutions are working with foreign officials to provide protection for the heads of state and government at Tuesday's memorial service of anti-apartheid… Read more »

South Africa:   Visitors Flock to Johannesburg to Bid Mandela Farewell

VOA, 9 December 2013

People from across South Africa and beyond are making long journeys to pay their respects to Nelson Mandela, following his death last week. As Henry Ridgwell reports for VOA, the… Read more »

South Africa:   World Leaders to Speak At Mandela Memorial

VOA, 9 December 2013

Leaders from around the world will pay tribute at Tuesday's memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who died last week at the age of 95. Read more »