Today Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane chair of council, and former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, paid tribute to Madiba and joined millions of people in South Africa and all over the world in mourning the passing away of one of the greatest sons of the soil, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. Read more...

Flags at the University of Cape Town will fly at half-mast today as staff and students mourn the passing of Nelson Mandela. "Together with everyone in the country - and across the world - the university is experiencing overwhelming sadness and loss," said UCT Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price. Read more...

The Students Representative Council at the University of Cape Town is deeply saddened at the news of the passing of Tata Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. Our thoughts and prayers remain with our UCT Chancellor, Mrs Graça Machel, and the Mandela family during this enormously difficult time.

We call on all students, at UCT and across the Western Cape, to join us at today, Friday 6 December 2013, at 14h00, on the steps of Jameson Hall at UCT upper campus, to quietly reflect on Madiba’s passing. Read more...

South Africa had lost its greatest son and its people had lost a father, President Jacob Zuma said in the wake of former president Nelson Mandela’s death last night, 5 December. Read more...

"Today, South Africa lost the greatest son of its soil. Today the rainbow nation lost its father," Western Cape Premier Helen Zille said in a statement following the death of Nelson Mandela. Read more...

The City of Cape Town mourned the loss of the father of the nation, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Executive Mayor of Cape Town Patricia de Lille said in a statement. She entreated Capetonians to remember his legacy following his death on 5 December at the age of 95. Read more...

As South Africa and the world mourn the passing of former president Nelson Mandela a steady stream of tributes celebrating this iconic leader continues unabated. Read more...