US President Barack Obama delivered a rousing tribute to Mandela in a speech that had crowds at the FNB Stadium cheering. Read the full speech here.
Employees of the Independent newspaper group have voiced their anger over the dismissal of Cape Times editor Alide Dasnois.
Ministers Jeff Radebe and Nathi Mthethwa, and Premier Nomvula Mokonyane have shared their thoughts on Nelson Mandela at his Soweto memorial service.
As hundreds of people braved the rain to pay tribute to Madiba at his memorial service in Soweto, the M&G’s social media editor has captured the mood.
EWN says Gasant Abarder had "absconded" from his position as its Cape Town news editor to replace Alide Dasnois, who was fired from the Cape Times.
Nelson Mandela’s funeral could be the biggest gathering of international heads of state outside of the UN and the burial of Pope John Paul II.
In the final instalment of M&G Newsroom, we talk about Nelson Mandela’s passing, Nkandla, and the top strangest science news of 2013.
Following the removal of Alide Dasnois as editor of the Cape Times, Gasant Abarder has returned to Independent Newspapers to head the publication.
The removal of the Cape Times’s editor coincides with it publishing an article on Thuli Madonsela’s finding on Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson.
Despite not being able to say which speakers will attend Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, Collins Chabane says most arrangements are under control.