• JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Thousands of South African police officers will be on hand at a ceremony honoring Nelson Mandela in a Soweto soccer stadium, and authorities will block access to the site if crowds become too large, officials said Monday.
• Mourners including dozens heads of state are expected to flock to the 95,000-capacity stadium for Tuesday's memorial for the anti-apartheid icon. Mandela made his last public appearance at the same stadium for the closing ceremony of the 2010 World Cup, when the venue was called Soccer City.
• Lt. Gen. Solomon Makgale, a spokesman for the South African Police Service, said "thousands" of officers will direct traffic, protect mourners and help the bodyguards of visiting dignitaries.
• "We will be on hand to make sure people are able to grieve in a safe environment," Makgale told The Associated Press.
• Makgale said a joint taskforce of police, diplomats and intelligence service personnel already have been making plans and talking to the foreign delegations who plan to attend the ceremony.
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• WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will pay tribute this week to Nelson Mandela, making the long trip from Washington to South Africa Monday to attend a national memorial service for the anti-apartheid icon.
• Tuesday's memorial service will also serve as a rare reunion of nearly all the living American presidents. George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, will accompany Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Air Force One, while former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter will travel separately to South Africa.
• George H.W. Bush is the only living president who will not attend. His spokesman said the 89-year-old is no longer able to travel long distances.
• The American leaders will join dozens of other dignitaries and tens of thousands

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