Activity was high at the Waterkloof Air Force Base as the military, the ANC, SACP and Cosatu prepare to send Nelson Mandela’s remains to Qunu.
Unlike the memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the former president’s funeral will offer more privacy for his family, says Minister Dipuo Peters.
The family of former president Nelson Mandela will accompany his remains on the flight to the Eastern Cape on Saturday morning.
Thabo Mbeki shares his thoughts on the booing of Jacob Zuma, the state of leadership, Madiba’s legacy and whether he would return to local politics.
The NPA says no court records of a murder case involving the interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial are available but will be traced.
The booing of President Jacob Zuma at the memorial for former president Nelson Mandela this past week has stirred contrasting responses.
The interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service has been convicted of theft and once had a string of criminal charges laid against him.
Major roads around Qunu will be closed early on Friday night due to former president Nelson Mandela’s funeral on Sunday.
Park-and-ride facilities to view Nelson Mandela’s body at Union Buildings have closed, but people have refused to leave the areas.
Israel’s Benyamin Netanyahu’s decision not to attend Mandela’s memorial service failed to give due credit to the Israeli delegation that did attend.
The gap between rich and poor is growing — yet more people are becoming better off.
The material beneficiaries of the old order will rob black people even of the saint who loved them – Nelson Mandela, writes Andile Mngixitama.
Around the country, in more than 300 towns and villages in SA, people are saying their goodbyes to former president Nelson Mandela.
Amid drizzle, a deluge of foreign media, and outpourings of grief, the sleepy village of Qunu prepares for the funeral of Nelson Mandela.
A family pilgrimage, following former president Nelson Mandela’s journey, has taken a poignant turn at Robben Island.
The ANC has drawn on the power of Nelson Mandela’s name to attract voters into the Tlokwe by-elections driven away by party infighting.
Before we were enamoured of Mandela as a global brand, he was an African leader faced with decisions as tough as those that faced other African icons.
Hawkers, mamas, mourners and pilgrims have sparked a brisk trade outside his Houghton house.
A film about the life of former president Nelson Mandela titled "Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom" has received three Golden Globe nominations.
Thousands of South Africans lined the streets of Pretoria to get a chance to pay their final respects to Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings.
Claims that Nelson Mandela was a communist party member should be clarified to re-affirm that he didn’t lie to South Africans, writes Floyd Shivambu.
EFF leader Julius Malema went to the Union Buildings to view the body of Nelson Mandela lying in state.
The department for people with disabilities says using an interpreter at the Nelson Mandela memorial not fully skilled in sign language was a mistake.
Many mourners have shared beautiful images while queuing for hours to view the remains of Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings. Let’s take a look.
Government has applauded social media activity denouncing the circulation of pictures showing Nelson Mandela lying in state at the Union Buildings.
Suspended Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has arrived at the Fountains Valley park-and-ride facility in Pretoria for a second day.
Thousands of people have joined the lines to view former president Nelson Mandela’s body as it lies in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
Thamsanqa Jantjies, the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s FNB Stadium memorial, has revealed that he suffers from schizophrenia.
My first meeting with Nelson Mandela was inauspicious, perhaps even undignified, writes the former president of the Azanian People’s Organisation.
Without introspection on former president Nelson Mandela’s values, his recent death will merely serve to paper over the cracks.
For the black youngsters of the 1990s, it was Madiba’s role as the head of MK that gave him the respect he needed to bring peaceful reconciliation.
Chris Roper examines the myths and lies created by former president Nelson Mandela.