South Africans have flocked to houses of worship for a national day of prayer and reflection to honour former president Nelson Mandela.

UNITED STATES coach Bob Bradley says he and his team will take the lessons from the disappointment they suffered at Ellis Park just under a year ago as they prepare to face Slovenia in a World Cup Group C match which they cannot afford to lose today.

Former first lady Marike de Klerk was buried in a private ceremony today, five days after she was strangled to death in her Cape Town apartment.