A huge statue of Nelson Mandela has been erected in front of the Union Buildings, the seat of South Africa’s government, in the capital Pretoria.<br /><br />Mandela, who died on December 5, is lying in state in Pretoria for a third and final day. Thousands of people joined long queues to pay their respects.<br /><br />Some expressed concerns about South Africa’s future. One man said: “My worries are about, especially in the communities, about this word called xenophobia. That is the worry because it started when he [Mandela] was alive.”<br /><br />“I think each South African needs to work together at making this a better country,” said another local resident, who had come to see Mandela lying in state.<br /><br />Mandela’s funeral will be held on Sunday, December 15 at his ancestral home in Qunu on South Africa’s eastern cape.
