South Africans have been warned not to attempt to go to see Nelson Mandela's body in the capital, Pretoria, unless they are already in the queue.
The anti-apartheid leader's body is lying in state at the Union Buildings, where he was sworn in as South Africa's first black president in 1994.
Tens of thousands have been flocking to the venue to pay their respects.
Mr Mandela will be buried at his ancestral home in Qunu on Sunday. He died on 5 December aged 95.
His widow Graca Machel and President Jacob Zuma were among those to pay their respects on Wednesday. World leaders and celebrities also came to say goodbye to Mr Mandela, who died last Thursday at the age of 95.
Friday 13 December 2013
Nelson Mandela's body in the capital
South Africans have been warned not to attempt to go to see Nelson Mandela's body in the capital, Pretoria, unless they are already in the queue.
The anti-apartheid leader's body is lying in state at the Union Buildings, where he was sworn in as South Africa's first black president in 1994.
Tens of thousands have been flocking to the venue to pay their respects.
Mr Mandela will be buried at his ancestral home in Qunu on Sunday. He died on 5 December aged 95.
His widow Graca Machel and President Jacob Zuma were among those to pay their respects on Wednesday. World leaders and celebrities also came to say goodbye to Mr Mandela, who died last Thursday at the age of 95.
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