Millions 'misused for Mandela's funeral'

South Africa's public protector has recommended an investigation into the use of around $22m (£16m) in state funds for former President Nelson Mandela's funeral.

Some of the allegations include: Funds were pocketed by officials and costs were inflated as they prepared for Nelson Mandela’s funeral. 

One accusation is that funds meant for poor communities were spent on buying memorial T-shirts at $25 each.

Busi Mkhwebane released her report  into the alleged spending irregularities this afternoon.

She told journalists that it was "substantiated" that the Eastern Cape Provincial Government had "improperly diverted funds" meant for the Eastern Cape Development Corporation.

She recommended new guidelines for state funerals.

The report recommended that the minister of finance requests the president to tell the special investigations unit to look into it. 

Nelson Mandela was South Africa's first democratically elected president and spent 27 years in prison for his anti-apartheid activities. He died in 2013.