Mandela's funeral: live streaming

Live scenes from Qunu in the Eastern Cape played on the giant screen at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday morning, ahead of the funeral of former president Nelson Mandela.

Shortly before 8am the stadium remained empty, except for security guards surrounded by rows of empty seats.

There was very little police activity outside the stadium, and emergency personnel walked around looking for something to do, joking they had the big screen all to themselves.
 
The Parliamentary precinct in Cape Town was quiet when the state funeral of former president Nelson Mandela started in Qunu on Sunday.

The service is being shown live on a big screen erected outside the National Assembly building.

A few parliamentary staffers were watching, and said they hoped more people would start arriving for the event later in the morning.

In the days leading up to the funeral, Parliament was a hive of activity as thousands visited the precinct to write condolence messages in books opened there.

Parliament street is also lined with a white canvass with hundreds of messages of support for the Mandela family scribbled in blue, red and black.
 
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