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Government functions as normal | |||||
| Government wishes to advise the public that all government services during the week of mourning will be offered as usual. The departments will operate during the normal working hours...READ MORE | |||||
Public encouraged to attend the viewing sites | |||||
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...READ MORE | |||||
Madiba funeral proceedings information call centre number | |||||
| 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...READ MORE | |||||
Government thanks the nation | |||||
| Government wishes to thank faith-based organisations and society at large for reflecting on the life of former President Nelson Mandela. Government also thanks the public for the decorum shown during this mourning period, and calls for the continuous display of dignity that will reflect our true national character...READ MORE | |||||
Media Code of Conduct for the State Funeral | |||||
| The media code of conduct is intended to provide the framework for media wishing to broadcast or report events the State Funeral...READ MORE | |||||
Update on media accreditation arrangements for Mandela funeral | |||||
| Members of the media are advised that the media centre at the Nasrec Expo Centre is fully operational for accreditation. Media are reminded to do online pre- registration first on http://m.gcis.gov.za/index.php, before proceeding to Nasrec Expo Centre to complete the live accreditation...READ MORE | |||||
Statement by Minister Collins Chabane on behalf of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the state funeral | |||||
| We will in this briefing provide more information on some of the arrangements on which we reported yesterday...READ MORE | |||||
Prayer services to reflect on the late Madiba | |||||
| Government reiterates President Jacob Zuma’s call to faith-based organisations and society at large to hold prayer services across the country to reflect and celebrate the life of former President Nelson Mandela. Today, 8 December 2013, has been declared as a national day of prayer and reflection...READ MORE | |||||
Statement by Minister Collins Chabane on behalf of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on State Funerals on the arrangements of President Nelson Mandela's State Funeral | |||||
| Welcome to this briefing where we want to give an update on how preparations for the State Funeral of our beloved former President Nelson Mandela are unfolding...READ MORE | |||||
Statement by Deputy Minister Fatima Chohan, Cape Town 05 December 2013 | |||||
| Cape Town - We take this opportunity to welcome all members of the media present with us here in Cape Town and Pretoria to the Home Affairs weekly media briefing. A special welcome is extended to our guests...READ MORE | |||||
Home Affairs Deputy Minister to hand over smart ID cards to people with disabilities | |||||
| Home Affairs Deputy Minister, Ms Fatima Chohan will address members of the media on the handover of Smart ID cards to a group of people with disability...READ MORE | |||||
Media Briefing Notes by Home Affairs Director-General Mkuseli Apleni 28 November 2013, Pretoria | |||||
TRANSCRIPT COPY; HOME AFFAIRS DG MKUSELI APLENI STATEMENT AND QUESTION AND ANSWER COPY; 28 NOVEMBER 2013, PRETORIA...READ MORE | |||||
Home Affairs weekly Media Briefing, 28 November 2013 | |||||
| Pretoria - Home Affairs Director-General Mkuseli Apleni will address the department's weekly media briefing, at 13h00 today, Thursday 28 November 2013 on the following issues among others...READ MORE | |||||
