Maelfu ya wa south africa wa kiwa kwenye line wakisubiri kutoa heshima ya mwisho kwa mwili wa nelson Mandela,Serikali ya south afrika imesema zaidi ya watu 50,000 walikusanyika kushuudia mwili wa nelson mandela

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Last chance: Mourners line along the street as the funeral cortege carrying the coffin of former South African President Nelson Mandela drives through, on its way to lie in state for the final day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria

People queue to catch a bus to see the body of Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings in Pretoria

Desperate: Police try to hold back people as they open a gate to a park and ride at the Tshwane Events Centre where buses were shuttling wellwishers to a line to view the body

Goodbye Madiba: The hearse's route of several miles was lined all the way by mourners wishing to pay their respects

The government said some 50,000 people had gathered by 7.30am, and witnesses said the lines in Pretoria, South Africa's capital, were already several miles long.

But queues were so long that officials said there was a likelihood that many would be turned away before the casket is taken away later in the day.

Respect: The casket of former South African President Nelson Mandela is followed by his oldest grandson Mandla Mandela (far left), as it is carried to lie in state for the third day today

What they'd come to see: Mandela's body, guarded by South African Naval personnel, lies in its casket for the world to pay its respects

The funeral procession with the hearse carrying the body of former South African president Nelson Mandela drives towards the Union Buildings in Pretoria

Confetti: People cheer as the coffin of Mandela, known affectionately by his countrymen as 'Madiba', drives through the streets, wrapped in a South African flag

Confetti: People cheer as the coffin of Mandela, known affectionately by his countrymen as 'Madiba', drives through the streets, wrapped in a South African flag

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