It was more than the rain in the Free State that turned the far right’s prophecy of a "Night of the Long Knives" when Madiba dies into a damp squib.
Former president Thabo Mbeki is not perturbed by the heckling of Jacob Zuma but has called for leaders to be more selfless.
Like many South Africans, seeing Nelson Mandela lying in state has given Nthabiseng Manyako, the daughter of a regional ANC leader, closure.
Nelson Mandela has been claimed to be everything from a communist to a liberal but his relationship with religion was always significant, if muted.
Following the expulsion of Bantu Holomisa from the ANC, the UDM leader says his relationship with Nelson Mandela grew stronger.
Not always the secular saint, Nelson Mandela’s decisions showed a streak of autocratic decision-making that belies the image of the true democrat.
A dubious deaf signer was yet another embarrassment for SA at Mandela’s memorial. But, at least we can laugh about it now, lest we cry.
Thabo Mbeki says the people who were part of Nelson Mandela’s vision of reconciliation will not allow racial tension to take over the country.
Artists Annie Lennox, Johnny Clegg and many others entertained crowds at Nelson Mandela’s commemoration event at the Cape Town stadium.
A number of journalists have been pushed out of Qunu, in the Eastern Cape, due to tightening access control ahead of Nelson Mandela’s funeral.
Nelson Mandela’s family, foreign dignatories and mourners paused at his open casket as he lay in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
President Jacob Zuma has told diplomats that Nelson Mandela had "a capacity to persuade" during negotiations with former president FW de Klerk.
The US mission to SA says a fascination with a group "selfie" featuring Barack Obama should not be allowed to distract from honouring Nelson Mandela.
Burglars broke into the Cape Town home of peace icon Desmond Tutu while he was away speaking at Nelson Mandela’s memorial, says an aide.
Sources from the SABC say they were instructed to cut away during a live broadcast, when Jacob Zuma was being booed during Nelson Mandela’s memorial.
The Mandela family and government representatives have viewed the body of former president Nelson Mandela, currently lying in state in Pretoria.
It was a small gesture: a handshake between Barack Obama and Raul Castro. It’s just what Nelson Mandela would have wanted, but does it amount to more?
A concert has been planned at the State Theatre in honour of Madiba as mourners flock to the Pretoria city centre to pay their last respects.
Reports questioning the validity of the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service has sparked outrage in the deaf community.
The public has gathered in Pretoria to catch a glimpse of the body of former president Nelson Mandela, as it lays in state at the Union Buildings.
South Africans have been forgotten in government’s quest to give the world a memorial for Nelson Mandela that was meant to impress internationals.
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.
Away from the crowds, cameras and politicking at FNB Stadium, mourners at Ellis Park braved the wind and rain in a "sacrifice of gratitude" to Madiba.
Mac Maharaj has brushed off the heckling of President Jacob Zuma by sections of the crowd at Nelson Mandela’s memorial, saying it was over quickly.
President Jacob Zuma has announced the Union Buildings amphitheatre will change its name to honour Nelson Mandela.
Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has reprimanded spectators at the Mandela memorial, saying he would not bless them until they were quiet.
Read President Jacob Zuma’s full address at the Nelson Mandela memorial at the FNB Stadium on Tuesday.
Barack Obama spoke movingly. Ban Ki-moon paid tribute. But the crowd drew most of the attention at Nelson Mandela’s massive state memorial service.
US President Barack Obama has shaken hands with Cuba’s Raul Castro, a rare gesture between the two ideologically opposed nations.
President Barack Obama has paid tribute to Nelson Mandela at his national memorial, thanking South Africans for sharing him with the world.