{"id":11777,"date":"2013-12-12T07:25:11","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T07:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/south-africa-mourners-wait-to-view-the-body-of\/"},"modified":"2013-12-12T07:25:02","modified_gmt":"2013-12-12T07:25:02","slug":"south-africa-mourners-wait-to-view-the-body-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/south-africa-mourners-wait-to-view-the-body-of\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa: Mourners wait to view the body of Mandela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{Mourners in South Africa are in long queues to view the body of ex-President Nelson Mandela for a second day.}<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-4001 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/71695534_hi020319081.jpg\" alt=\"Long queues of mourners wait catch a bus to view the body of ex-President Nelson Mandela, a scene reminiscent of that in 1994 when voters queued in Soweto\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>BBC reports that thousands of people filed past Mr Mandela&#8217;s body, which was lying in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>His widow Graca Machel and President Jacob Zuma were among those to pay their respects.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mandela, known by his clan name Madiba, died last Thursday at the age of 95 and will be buried on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>His funeral will take place in his home village of Qunu in Eastern Cape province.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mandela&#8217;s body was again taken from the mortuary to the Union Buildings on Thursday, arriving at around 07:45 local time (05:45 GMT).<\/p>\n<p>People lined the streets to watch the coffin being taken to the government buildings where Mr Mandela was sworn in as South Africa&#8217;s first black president in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>The government has said there are no plans to release official photographs of Mr Mandela lying in state, respecting the family&#8217;s wishes.<\/p>\n<p>Huge crowds queued to visit the open casket on Wednesday, tolerating long waits and stringent security checks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Mourners in South Africa are in long queues to view the body of ex-President Nelson Mandela for a second day.} BBC reports that thousands of people filed past Mr Mandela&#8217;s body, which was lying in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, on Wednesday. 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