Tuesday 10 December 2013

A tribute to Nelson Mandela: SABC TV live coverage........ of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela's life kicks off Tuesday with amemorial service, including tributes by President Barack Obama and other worldleaders, at FNB Stadium in Soweto. You can watch the service starting at 4 a.m. EST on Tuesday. The South African Broadcasting Corporation will live stream below

The celebration 

Schedule of events from the South African government, as reported by Reuters:



  • Choir sings South Africa's national anthem
  • Opening remarks and interfaith prayers
  • Speech by Mandela family friend Andrew Mlangeni
  • Speech by family member Gen. Thanduxolo Mandela
  • Tribute by the former leader's grandchildren Mbuso Mandela, Andile Mandela, Zozuko Dlamini and Phumla Mandela
  • Speech by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
  • Speech by African Union Commission Chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
  • Speech by President Obama
  • Speech by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff
  • Speech by Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao
  • Speech by Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba
  • Speech by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee
  • Speech by Cuban President Raul Castro
  • Keynote address by South African President Jacob Zuma
  • Sermon by Bishop Ivan Abrahams
- PBS.org

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