Evaluation Minister Collins Chabane says the government did not issue any invitations for people to attend Madiba’s funeral.
Thousands of people have been evacuated from flood-damaged homes in Gaza in what the UN has called "a disaster area", officials said on Saturday.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe denounced divisions in his Zanu-PF party as factions aligned with members hoping to become his successor.
Cheering greeted the procession bearing former President Nelson Mandela’s coffin on Saturday afternoon, however, some were disappointed.
People have lined the streets of Mthatha ahead of the arrival of Nelson Mandela’s body in the Eastern Cape.
Despite organisations criticising Pick n Pay for not closing on Sunday, the retailer says it will donate profits from sales on the day to charity.
Suspended Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has criticised the ANC and tripartite alliance, saying the party should not be buried with Madiba.
Speaking at the Waterkloof base, from where Nelson Mandela’s body would be flown to Qunu, President Jacob Zuma says Madiba was "a man of action".
Speaking at the Waterkloof base during an ANC ceremony honouring Nelson Mandela, Mandla Mandela has expressed his thoughts on SA’s future.
The ANC has been accused of pettiness for excluding retired archbishop Desmond Tutu from Nelson Mandela’s funeral in the Eastern Cape.