Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille outlines events the city will host to honour former president Nelson Mandela Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille on Saturday outlined the events that the city will host to honour former president Nelson Mandela.Ms de Lille said the city’s events will be aligned with the national programme of events announced by the Presidency on Friday.Mandela died at his home in Houghton, Johannesburg, on Thursday. His death came after a series of hospitalisations for lung infections and several months of intensive care at his home.President Jacob Zuma said on Friday that an official memorial service will be held at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Mandela will be buried in Qunu in the Eastern Cape, where he grew up, on Sunday 15 December.The government said on Saturday that Mandela’s remains will be paraded through the streets of Pretoria. The government encouraged the public to the line the streets on the route from the mortuary to the Union Buildings where ...
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