Thousands of South Africans line up to see Nelson Mandela lie in state

Mourners queue under the midday sun to get onto buses that will take them to view the casket of Nelson Mandela  lying in state for the second day in Pretoria. Below Left: A woman cries after paying her respects. Below Right: South African expatriates listen to a eulogy during a memorial service at St George Church in Singapore. [PHOTOS: REUTERS]

PRETORIA: Thousands of people lined up o say goodbye to Nelson Mandela, whose body lay in state in Pretoria in the building where the anti-apartheid hero was inaugurated in 1994 as South Africa’s first black president.

Several people fainted in the stifling heat as South Africans waited their turn to file past Mandela’s casket after family members, foreign dignitaries and celebrities paid their respects at the imposing Union Buildings, perched on a hill overlooking the city.