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| A portrait of Madiba by photographer Adrian Steirn, featured in the TV series 21 Icons. The portrait was recently sold to a New York art collector for $200,000. The proceeds are going to Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital and WWF. |
As we've
reported, SABC2 remains a 24-hour SABC News channel for the duration of this week of mourning for Nelson Mandela. It will remain a news channel until after Madiba's funeral on Sunday (15 December). The channel will be covering the main events of the week.
eNCA will also be covering the main events and makes an appearance on e.tv too. On Tuesday (10 December) eNCA will take over e.tv from 10h00 to 16h30 for live coverage of Madiba's National Memorial Service.
We have no doubt that the majority of international news channels will be covering various key events too so you'll need to have your remote control at the ready to capture all of their different angles and perspectives.
Here's a rundown of key events that will be happening this week to give you an idea of the what to lookout for when:
- The National Memorial Service: at the FNB Stadium on Tuesday 10 December 2013, from 11h00.
- Cape Town Memorial Service: at Green Point Stadium on Wednesday, 11 December, from 16h00.
- Madiba's remains lie in state at the Union Buildings from Wednesday, 11 December to Friday, 13 December. There will be a public procession of his coffin through the streets of Pretoria on each morning of these three days.
- Durban memorial service: at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday, 13 December, from 09h00.
- The ANC Memorial Service: at the Waterkloof Airforce Base on Saturday, 14 December.
- Madiba's remains make a final journey to Qunu, Eastern Cape, also on Saturday, 14 December.
- On Sunday 15th December, the funeral procession and funeral will be broadcast live from 08h00 to 14h30. (On SABC, this will be broadcast on SABC1, 2 and 3).
- The unveiling of a statue of Madiba at the Union Buildings takes place on Reconciliation Day, 16 December.