'Dignified' South Africans praised at Mandela memorial

South Africans were praised for the “dignified” way in which they have commemorated the death of Nelson Mandela as the memorial service for the anti-apartheid hero got under way.

Thousands of ordinary South Africans sang God Bless Africa – Nkosi Sikelel’i Afrika – as they joined leaders at the FNB stadium in Soweto amid driving rain.