Interfaith Religious Ceremony for Nelson Mandela

The City of Cape Town honours the father of South Africa’s democracy with a Grand Parade service

The City of Cape Town is set to host an interfaith religious ceremony to honour the legacy of former president Nelson Mandela at the Grand Parade on Friday, 6 December 2013. The service will start at 5pm and is the first of a number of Western Cape activities designed to celebrate the life of the global icon in a shared and dignified manner.

Madiba passed away at the age of 95 at his home on Thursday, 5 December 2013.

The Grand Parade is an appropriate venue to pay tribute to the anti-Apartheid revolutionary since he made his first freedom speech from the balcony of the Cape Town City Hall overlooking the town square upon his release from prison on Sunday, 11 February 1990.

Transport to the Interfaith Religious Ceremony for Nelson Mandela

The City of Cape Town has made free transport to and from the venue available to all. Golden Arrow and MyCiTi bus services as well as Metrorail train services travelling into town between 12pm and 3pm will be free to the public. After the ceremony, patrons leaving town can, once again, use these services free of charge from 7pm.

Normal tariffs and schedules apply outside of these designated time frames.

Road closures for the Interfaith Religious Ceremony for Nelson Mandela

Affected road	Between	Restriction	Times
Adderley Street	Bureau and Strand	Closed – deliveries permitted	07:00 – 22:00
Castle Street	Strand and Darling	Road closed	07:00 – 22:00
Church Street	Adderley and Burg	Road closed	07:00 – 22:00
Corporation Street	Darling and Longmarket	Road closed	00:00 – 24:00
	Longmarket and Caledon	Closed – resident and business access only	00:00 – 24:00
Darling Street	Adderley and Plein	Closed – deliveries permitted	07:00 – 22:00
	Plein and Buitenkant	Road closed	00:00 – 24:00
	Buitenkant and Tennant	Closed – resident and business access only	09:00 – 20:00
Hout Street	Burg and Adderley	Road closed	07:00 – 22:00
Longmarket Street	Burg and Plein	Closed – resident and business access only	07:00 – 22:00
	Plein and Corporation	Closed – resident and business access only	00:00 – 24:00
Lower Plein Street	Strand and Darling	Road closed	07:00 – 22:00
	Castle and Darling	Closed – deliveries permitted	00:00 – 24:00
Parade Street	Darling and Longmarket	Road closed	00:00 – 24:00
	Longmarket and Caledon	Closed – resident and business access only	00:00 – 24:00
Parliament Street	Darling and Longmarket	Road closed	07:00 – 22:00
Plein Street	Darling and Longmarket	Road closed	07:00 – 22:00
Sir Lowry Road	Tennant and Darling	Closed – resident and business access only	09:00 – 20:00

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If you can’t make it to the service today, have a look at our overview of memorial services for Mandela in Cape Town and subscribe to our newsletter for updates other events honouring Madiba.

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