UN Chief, Ban Ki Moon, will travel to South Africa to attend a memorial to honour former President, Nelson Mandela, at the FNB stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Mandela died at his Houghton home on Thursday evening.
Ban is currently in France attending a summit on peace and security in Africa and will travel directly from Paris to participate in a memorial ceremony at Johannesburg's Soccer City on Tuesday.
The Secretary General earlier referred to Madiba as a giant for justice.
Civil Rights Leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson, has also indicated he will travel to South Africa for the funeral next Sunday.
Presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton will also be in South Africa this week but it remains unclear which ceremonies they will participate in.
Official memorials services will be held in New York and Washington in Wednesday.
Locally, preparations for memorial services are well underway in different provinces in honour of Nelson Mandela. The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal says provincial leaders will attend church services on Sunday, and memorial services will be held across the province next week.
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