Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will be among more than 50 heads of state and government who will attend memorial events for peace icon Nelson Mandela.
The memorial service will be held on Tuesday at the Soccer City stadium, where Mandela made his last major public appearance during the 2010 football World Cup, while a smaller group will travel to the Nobel peace laureate's rural childhood village Qunu for his funeral service and burial next Sunday.
Soweto celebrates Mandela's life
SBS reporter Brian Thomson visits the town of Soweto and speaks to residents about their memories of Nelson Mandela.
Streets of Mandela's suburb filled by mourners
Sunday, 8 December
SBS's Brian Thomson reports from the Johannesburg suburb where Nelson Mandela most recently lived, Houghton. In this wealthy part of town, the streets are filled with dancing mourners, as elsewhere in the country.
South Africa declares 10 days of national mourning
Saturday, 7 December
South Africa has begun 10 days of national mourning out of respect for Nelson Mandela. Across the country, flags have been lowered to half mast and floral tributes have been laid at key landmarks from Mandela's life. Brian Thomson reports.
