South Africa came to a standstill at 10am today in honour of arguably the most-loved statesman UTata Mandela.
Nelson Mandela passed away at his home in Houghton, Johannesburg on 5 December last year after a long battle with recurring lung infections and prostate cancer.
On Friday, Acting President Cyril Ramaphosa, on behalf of President Jacob Zuma, has called on all South Africans to:
* Ring their church and other bells, set off sirens, hoot, and use loudhailers to call the country to attention at 3 minutes and 7 seconds to 10am.
* Observe silence from 10am until 10.03am.
* The silence should end with the singing of the national anthem, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrica, at 10.03am.
* South Africans are urged to wear their favourite Mandela T-shirt, shirt or other memorabilia on Friday in his remembrance.
* Those on social media could participate in a campaign using #RememberMandela to share their memories of Mandela.
Utata your memory and legacy lives on with our generation and generations to come.