MEMBERS of the public will not be allowed to take photographs of Nelson Mandela’s body when it lies in state at the Union Buildings from Wednesday.
This and a number of other strict rules will be applied to ensure that as many people as possible get a chance to view the body, while also maintaining security procedures.
The public may view Mandela’s body from about 12.30pm-5.30pm Wednesday until Friday.
Thereafter the body will be transported to its final resting place at Qunu in the Eastern Cape, where a funeral is scheduled for Sunday.
The body will be transported to the Union Buildings every morning that it will lie in state.
The procession for the cartage of Mandela’s body will start at 7am on all three days, departing from 1 Military Hospital on the Old Pretoria Road towards the city, where it will join Kgosi Mampuru Road until the intersection of Madiba Street. The procession will then proceed towards the Union Buildings.
The government is encouraging the public to line the route and form a guard of honour.
According to the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), arrangements are very specific as people will only have access to the Union Buildings if they go to one of the three park and ride venues. These are situated at the Tshwane Events Centre (formerly the Pretoria show grounds), the LC de Villiers sports centre in Hatfield and the Fountains Valley park. People will be transported to the Union Buildings from these venues.
The GCIS said that identity documents or passports were essential and that there would be dedicated places where flowers could be placed.
When entering the viewing area at the Union Buildings, members of the public will not be allowed to stop before Mandela’s body, but would have to walk slowly and respectfully past it.
Cellphones are to be switched off. Mourners will also not be allowed to chew anything, such as bubble gum, when in the Union Buildings.
Street vendors are being discouraged from trading along the routes during the three days Mandela’ s body will be lying in state.
Former president Nelson Mandela is pictured in this August 1996 file photo. Picture: REUTERS
MEMBERS of the public will not be allowed to take photographs of Nelson Mandela’s body when it lies in state at the Union Buildings from Wednesday.
This and a number of other strict rules will be applied to ensure that as many people as possible get a chance to view the body, while also maintaining security procedures.
The public may view Mandela’s body from about 12.30pm-5.30pm Wednesday until Friday.
Thereafter the body will be transported to its final resting place at Qunu in the Eastern Cape, where a funeral is scheduled for Sunday.
The body will be transported to the Union Buildings every morning that it will lie in state.
The procession for the cartage of Mandela’s body will start at 7am on all three days, departing from 1 Military Hospital on the Old Pretoria Road towards the city, where it will join Kgosi Mampuru Road until the intersection of Madiba Street. The procession will then proceed towards the Union Buildings.
The government is encouraging the public to line the route and form a guard of honour.
According to the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), arrangements are very specific as people will only have access to the Union Buildings if they go to one of the three park and ride venues. These are situated at the Tshwane Events Centre (formerly the Pretoria show grounds), the LC de Villiers sports centre in Hatfield and the Fountains Valley park. People will be transported to the Union Buildings from these venues.
The GCIS said that identity documents or passports were essential and that there would be dedicated places where flowers could be placed.
When entering the viewing area at the Union Buildings, members of the public will not be allowed to stop before Mandela’s body, but would have to walk slowly and respectfully past it.
Cellphones are to be switched off. Mourners will also not be allowed to chew anything, such as bubble gum, when in the Union Buildings.
Street vendors are being discouraged from trading along the routes during the three days Mandela’ s body will be lying in state.
