Guests. One of them a professor at n. Y. U. Higher Education Program and special advisor to the first minister at education, appointed by Nelson Mandela. As well as shownni, assistan professor of anthropology. Wh called you professor. I dont think you are quite a professor just yet. Quite a long way off. Stand by for a moment. Well talk about the ceremony and rituals. Allen schauffler is in qunu at an election where giant viewing screens are set up for the residents. Good morning to you. Its been a sell bratry tone for much of the week. Is that pertaining today or are we seeing a sombre tone . Its a little more sombre. Its mixed. We are at a along. We have seen the big guns. The artillery pieces moved into place near the viewing error. And they have been firing off as this military procedure goes along, and they move the devotin from methodist bishop debula. Well take a quick break as the funeral says goodbye to an icon, a man who changed the world. Keep it here on al jazeera america.
In america our first black president spoke of his shehero,e first black president. He no longer belongs to us, but by the ages. To his county he represented forgiveness. You have a limited type of to stay on earth. You must try to use that period for the purpose of transforming the country in what you desire it to be. A democratic nonracial, nonsexist country. That is a great task. Hello, im antonio mora, welcome to a special edition of consider this. The man known as madiba said courage was not the absence of deed. Born to a royal tribal family naming him Rolihlahla Dalibhunga, which means trouble maker, he lived up to his name. After studying law he dedicated himself to apartheid. A system imposed on the black african. Nelson mandela was arrested in sentenced to life in prison. He spent 28 years behind bars, mostly in a tiny cell on robin island near cape town. Nelson mandelas brutal imprisonment led to tuberculosis and damaged eye sight. His fame grew and the world clamoured for the
Good to have you with us. Thousands of people started to arrive in johannesburg for a Memorial Service for Nelson Mandela. More than 70 World Leaders are scheduled to attend the event. These are live pictures from inside the stadium where the service will take place. Earlier on we see some World Leaders arriving, including some african leaders. The stadium has 95,000 states, there are 80,000 expected. The weather has been poor. Its windy, and they are dancing and joyfully singing to remember Nelson Mandela. Now, the service itself is expected to include tributes by South African president jacob zuma. And u. N. Secretarygeneral ban kimoon. Im joined by haru mutasa in soweto. Its a sombre occasion, despite the fact that people are dancing and enjoying themselves. Do you think people will use this as an opportunity to look at south africa today, and see how they live . Yes, exactly. A lot of people are thinking about the future of south africa. Even though its raining and cold, people are
The body of Nelson Mandela is about to begin its final journey to its ancestral visit ahead of his furniture on sunday. His body has been at the air base, where members of the a. N. C. Gave him his final farewell. Many speaking at that Memorial Service on the saturday morning. Nelson mandelas grandson mandla is one of them. The grandson of Nelson Mandela that the world cast its eyes on south africa. And took notice of the severe and organised repress of black South Africans. Yet it was also through Nelson Mandela that the world would lend the spirit of endurance and the triumph of forgiveness, and the beauty of reconciliation. One of the final speeches was delivered by the current South African president jacob zuma, who described Nelson Mandela as a towering leader. So many things have been said about madeba, because he has done so many things. He has distinguished himself so many times. In everything you can think of. He combines to things that is not easy to do, to combine practices.
Some will be making speeches. People have come from far and wide to take part. Weve been singing the whole night. Right now tens of thousands of people, including some of the most powerful in the world are inside a stadium in johannesburg. They are there for a Memorial Service for Nelson Mandela and these are pictures live from the venue where the event is getting underway. The seats are filling up quickly. More than 70 World Leaders are at the event with speeches expected from the South African president , jacob zuma, u. S. President obama, and u. S. Vernal certainly ban kimoon just a few of the speakers. The services are taking place at the f. N. B. Stadium, built for the football world cup which south africa opened in 2010, and where Nelson Mandela had his last appearance. The stadium has room for 95,000, many dignitaries and heads of state and members of the public. There are locations sets up where people can watch the event at the Memorial Service on a big screen in case they can