10 December 2013

Pretoria – The morning of 10 December 2013 dawned with multitudes of South Africans and foreign nationals alike making their way to the FNB Stadium and other public viewing sites to pay homage to former President Nelson Mandela.

The national memorial event will be held at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg and the official proceedings will begin at 11h00.

9 December 2013

Members of the public do not need to be accredited to attend the Memorial Service for former president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadiium and the viewing of his body at the Union Building.

Government has arranged free public transport and park and rides to accommodate mourners and ensure that they are able to get to the stadiums on time. Members of the public are urged to arrive at the park and ride facilities by 5:00am. No cars will be allowed near FNB Stadium and there will be road closures in place from Monday, 9 December.

9 December 2013

The media centre situated at NASREC EXPO in Hall 6 is now operational  and open to all accredited media. Media are advised to use the facilities in the media centre to access pool broadcast material as well as working space for filing.

Fellow South Africans

Ladies and gentlemen of the media

Welcome to this briefing on 9 December 2013 – a day before the National Memorial Service for the late President Nelson Mandela will be held at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. This is also a day on which we are welcoming a growing number of international leaders to South Africa.

Since we are briefing media, let me start by thanking the media for the patience you showed yesterday when you had to wait in long queues for accreditation at the Nasrec Expo Centre.

9 December 2013

Media are advised that the Official Memorial Service of former President Nelson Mandela will take place tomorrow, 10th December 2013 at the FNB Stadium in Soweto.

The SABC is the official and host broadcaster for the memorial service. In this regard, only the SABC will be allowed access to the pitch where the main stage will be situated. Only identified pool photographers will be allowed on the pitch. All the stand up camera positions in the stadium have been allocated to relevant media houses.

9 December 2013

9 December 2013

9 December 2013

The official memorial service for the former President Nelson Mandela will be held on 10 December 2013 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.

The memorial service will begin at 11h00. The gates, for the public, will open at 06h00.

Memorial services will also be held across the country at various places to ensure that all members of the public have an opportunity to attend.

9 December 2013

Government has established an information call centre to assist the public with any enquiries related to the proceedings of the planned events leading up to the funeral of former President Nelson Mandela.
 
Contact details of the information centre:
012 473 0114 or 012 473 0389
Details can also be accessed on www.mandela.gov.za.
 
Issued by Government Communications and Information Systems

9 December 2013

To: All Broadcasters

Government wishes to inform all members of the media that all Broadcast Media Stand-up positions at the FNB Stadium for the Memorial Service of the late former President Nelson Mandela have been allocated. However, government has made alternative arrangements for Broadcast Media stand-up positions outside the stadium next to the cooling tower.