Reports questioning the validity of the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service has sparked outrage in the deaf community.
Members of the public have been invited to form a guard of honour for Madiba when his body is transported to lay in state at the Union Buildings.
On the final instalment of M&G Newsroom for 2013, Mandela family spokesperson General Themba Matanzima tells us about Madiba the family man.
We asked people at the memorial at FNB Stadium whether they think Madiba would have been happy with the way government has been running South Africa.
Read President Jacob Zuma’s full address at the Nelson Mandela memorial at the FNB Stadium on Tuesday.
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.