S/Africa: Graça Machel pays tribute to Mandela at ‘global festival’ – Watch

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S/Africa: Graça Machel pays tribute to Mandela at ‘global festival’ – Watch

6:15 CAT | 04 Dec 2018

Oprah Winfrey listens to Graça Machel. Photo: Twitter / @nkosi_milton

One of the best ways to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s centenary and uphold his legacy was “for each one of us to commit to do our part in very meaningful ways,” Mandela’s widow and human rights activist Graça Machel said during the Global Citizen Festival held in Johannesburg on Sunday. Machel, speaking when she announced the winner of the inaugural Global Citizen World Leader Prize at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, expressed joy at seeing thousands of young people taking action and contributing in their own way to the world’s efforts to end poverty.

Machel was among the many world leaders, activists, celebrities and dignitaries who celebrated Mandela’s centenary and urged citizens to continue taking action to defeat poverty.

“I am so pleased to see millions of engaged citizens around the world celebrating Madiba and taking action to end extreme poverty,” she said.

Machel then announced the winner of the inaugural Global Citizen World Leader Prize as Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg.

Joining Machel were Mandela’s daughters Makaziwe and Zindzi Mandela, who not only celebrated their father’s legacy and championing of women’s rights, but also late stalwarts Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Albertina Sisulu.

International supermodel Naomi Campbell also paid tribute to Mandela, who she fondly said she had regarded as both a hero and her grandfather. “Long live the spirit of Mandela,” she said.

Crowds were treated to world class performances from local and international entertainers that included Usher, Chris Martin, Pharrell Williams, Ed Shereen, Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, D’banj, Sho Madjozi, Cassper Nyovest and international superstars Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z.

#eNCANow: Oprah Winfrey is among the first to pay tribute to Mandela. She was the keynote speaker at the #IsithunziSabafazi conversation, a talk hosted by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Graça Machel Trust. Courtesy #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/FUxU9PDuvO

— eNCA (@eNCA) November 29, 2018

What a powerhouse panel! Redi Tlhabi, Josina Machel, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Graça Machel and Oprah! #BeTheLegacy #Mandela100 #LivingWithPurpose pic.twitter.com/xnw8czI4Wm

— Visit Gauteng (@visitgauteng) November 29, 2018

.@Oprah , Graça Machel, @RediTlhabi @phumzileunwomen , @ZolekaMandela are part of the panel onstage. #Mandela100 #BeTheLegacy pic.twitter.com/yxcl1HB6lm

— Channel O (@ChannelOTV) November 29, 2018

Graca Machel pays tribute to Oprah Winfrey for coming all the way from the US “to grace us with her presence and her voice.” The Mandela Centenary celebrations would never have been complete without her being here, she said.#oprah #NelsonMandela #Soweto pic.twitter.com/AIXfuIrB6T

— Milton Nkosi (@nkosi_milton) November 29, 2018

Source: APA