Final public viewing of Madiba underway - Gauteng | IOL News | IOL.co.za: "The coffin of former president Nelson Mandela has been placed in position for the third and final day in which his body will lie in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Friday.Stark silence marked the moment as military personnel stood to attention, along with ordinary South Africans queuing for their chance to pay their final respects.
A military band played the national anthem shortly after the hearse carrying the coffin arrived.
Mandela's grandson, Mandla Mandela, who had been travelling in the hearse, stood on the side and softly mouthed the words to the anthem as the band played.
Mandla, dressed in black, has accompanied the body every day since Wednesday.
According to AbaThembu tradition, a male adult family member must remain with the body until burial.
Military officials then removed the coffin from the hearse and carried it to the structure in which it was laid for public viewing.
Helicopters circled above as mounted police officers arrived."
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