:00:00. > :00:15.tribute to her grandfather by Nandi Mandela. She is thanking the girl.
:00:16. > :00:23.Hoping that Mandela is also happy to see his granddaughter talking to
:00:24. > :00:33.people. By the end of the '50s, it had become very clear to Madiba and
:00:34. > :00:40.his generation that the regime was, instead of relenting, getting worse
:00:41. > :00:48.in the repression of our people. It was at that point that around '59,
:00:49. > :01:00.'60, Madiba travelled out of the country and started to be in touch
:01:01. > :01:11.with other leaders. He wanted to try and prepare for the ANC to get into
:01:12. > :01:31.the next phase of the struggle. One of the countries where he stopped
:01:32. > :01:36.was Ethiopia. At that point the leaders of South Africa were moving
:01:37. > :01:43.into forming an organisation to ensure the unity of Africans in
:01:44. > :01:50.fighting for the liberation of our people, the people of Africa. And
:01:51. > :02:03.Madiba made a very important stop in what has since become the home of
:02:04. > :02:16.African Unity, Ethiopia. It is my great honour to call upon Prime
:02:17. > :02:29.Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. Welcome to the podium to address the
:02:30. > :02:40.community of Madiba. Hailemariam Desalegn, the Prime Minister of
:02:41. > :02:49.Ethiopia. Mandela said of Ethiopia that it attracted him more strongly
:02:50. > :02:59.the net trip to France, the UK and America combined. Dear members of
:03:00. > :03:04.the Mandela family, dear comrades, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,
:03:05. > :03:10.let me at the outset express how humble I feel to be given the
:03:11. > :03:22.opportunity to be present here amongst you to pay tribute to one of
:03:23. > :03:30.Africa's greatest sons, Nelson Mandela. It is altogether fitting
:03:31. > :03:37.that the entire world pays tribute, indeed Farewell, to this iconic
:03:38. > :03:42.leader and champion of the ideals of justice and liberty. This moment is
:03:43. > :03:51.even more poignant for Africa because of which this great man's
:03:52. > :03:58.journey so typically symbolises. Ethiopia, Madiba, has a special
:03:59. > :04:07.place in our hearts since he began the struggle and he stayed for a
:04:08. > :04:17.short moment amongst us. Indeed, his life has been recalled of all the
:04:18. > :04:29.trials and tribulations of the entire continent having to go
:04:30. > :04:37.through. His life was the life of struggle, a life of suffering in the
:04:38. > :04:42.hands of malicious perpetrators of justice, and a life of perseverance
:04:43. > :04:52.in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenge. To that
:04:53. > :05:08.extent, Madiba's life was the mirror image of the continent. In a larger
:05:09. > :05:18.sense, his life also was a life of the very party that created and
:05:19. > :05:22.shaped him, whose unparalleled dedication to the cause of the
:05:23. > :05:31.liberation of Africa will be remembered by posterity. As a true
:05:32. > :05:40.leader and authentic personification of the African National Congress,
:05:41. > :05:46.Mandela's life also represented the continent's future. But if we fight
:05:47. > :05:52.injustice, if we persevere in the face of atrocities, that if we
:05:53. > :05:58.remain committed to the ideals of justice, liberation, and above all
:05:59. > :06:05.the sanctity of human dignity, we can ultimately prevail over evil no
:06:06. > :06:09.matter how the odds are stacked against us. For good measure,
:06:10. > :06:15.Mandela went out of his way to preach the message of the spirit of
:06:16. > :06:23.endurance, forgiveness, referring as he did to charter a new course for
:06:24. > :06:32.his peoples future based on justice and reconciliation, unifying.
:06:33. > :06:38.Humanity is better off because it had the good fortune of having the
:06:39. > :06:45.likes of Mandela as its torch bearer in the moment of utter darkness, a
:06:46. > :06:51.source of inspiration in the moment of hopelessness, and source of
:06:52. > :07:02.wisdom. What we are doing today is not so much mourning the passing
:07:03. > :07:08.away of an icon, as a celebration of humanity at its finest. As we bid
:07:09. > :07:13.farewell to this great man, we should find consolation in the
:07:14. > :07:19.knowledge that his legacy shall live on for eternity. We should also all
:07:20. > :07:34.count ourselves lucky to have had the opportunity to draw a lesson
:07:35. > :07:39.from this man. As we celebrate his exceptional life today, it is
:07:40. > :07:46.incumbent upon us to once again dedicate ourselves to the idea is
:07:47. > :07:54.this great man stood for. Justice, equality, freedom, and unity in
:07:55. > :08:00.diversity, and of course the Renaissance of mamma Africa. We
:08:01. > :08:07.salute you, Mandela. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Thank you.
:08:08. > :08:14.Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, the chair of the African
:08:15. > :08:20.union. If you have just joined us, you wouldn't believe that you are on
:08:21. > :08:25.a hillside in the middle of an area where cows are roaming and a few
:08:26. > :08:31.small families live because this dramatic marquee, this sensational
:08:32. > :08:35.place with the candles all around, one for each year of Nelson
:08:36. > :08:37.Mandela's life, has been built in the last week specially for this
:08:38. > :09:42.event. A musical tribute now. # let this be our prayer when we
:09:43. > :09:58.lose our way. # Lead us to a place, guide us with your grace to a place
:09:59. > :10:11.where were they will be safe. # I pray we will find your love, and
:10:12. > :10:39.hold it in our hearts. # When stars go out each night
:10:40. > :10:55.# lead us to our place, guide us with your grace to a place where
:10:56. > :11:26.they will be safe. # Sognamo un mondo senza piu
:11:27. > :11:34.violenza un mondo di giustizia e di speranza Ognuno dia la mano al suo
:11:35. > :12:20.vicino Simbolo di pace, di fraternita . # Watch us from above.
:12:21. > :12:30.# Let this be a prayer, just like a child needs to find a place, guide
:12:31. > :13:16.us with your grace. # Give us faith so we will be safe.
:13:17. > :13:33.That musical item, Prayer made famous by Celine Dion and Andrea
:13:34. > :14:17.Bocelli. Next, the president of the Republic of Malawi. Joyce Banda.
:14:18. > :14:24.Your Excellency, mamma Graca Machel, mamma Winnie Mandela, your
:14:25. > :14:41.Royal Highness Prince Charles, your Royal Highness of Monaco, the
:14:42. > :14:44.Mandela family, your Excellencies heads of state and government,
:14:45. > :14:52.members of the diplomatic Corps, members of the clergy, distinguished
:14:53. > :14:57.ladies and gentlemen, it is with a deep sense of humility that I
:14:58. > :15:07.accepted to come and be part of this event today. I stand before you to
:15:08. > :15:13.join new, the people of South Africa and the world, to mourn the loss of
:15:14. > :15:20.a great leader, former President Nelson Mandela. I join new, the
:15:21. > :15:26.people of this rainbow nation, to celebrate a life of one of Africa's
:15:27. > :15:33.unique leaders who gallantly fought for freedom and peace for this great
:15:34. > :15:40.country and the world. The first time I was privileged to meet
:15:41. > :15:48.President Mandela was during his visit to Malawi after his release
:15:49. > :15:57.from prison, when he came to meet the President. I was amazed with his
:15:58. > :16:06.humility and the great sense of leadership around him. In 1996, I
:16:07. > :16:21.was further privileged to be invited to visit Robben Island together with
:16:22. > :16:36.a team of Malawians. I was attracted by the story of Nelson Mandela. I
:16:37. > :16:47.read anything I can put my hands on about him. I was inspired by this
:16:48. > :16:54.great leader who was focussed, calm and collected. A few years later, I
:16:55. > :16:58.had an opportunity to visit Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel at their
:16:59. > :17:02.home in Johannesburg. We had a very moving conversation. I was deeply
:17:03. > :17:10.touched by his speed of forgiveness, his passion to put people first and
:17:11. > :17:15.courage. These attributes have influenced my life. Allow me to
:17:16. > :17:23.share that moment because it is important. I walked into that house
:17:24. > :17:28.and Mama Graca was facing me. I thought she was taking me to a room
:17:29. > :17:34.where he was going to go and collect Madiba. I walked into the room not
:17:35. > :17:40.knowing that he was already sitting there and when I turned and saw him,
:17:41. > :17:46.my first reaction was to run out. As I was running out, the picture that
:17:47. > :17:49.I have that has been showing in Malawi this past week is Mama Graca
:17:50. > :18:04.pulling me back towards him. At that moment, I did not know that
:18:05. > :18:06.I was to become President of the Republic of Malawi a few months down
:18:07. > :18:20.the line. At the moment I became President of
:18:21. > :18:26.Malawi, I had been isolated, humiliated, called names and an
:18:27. > :18:30.assassination attempt on my life. I found myself in a situation where I
:18:31. > :18:35.had to work with those same people that had prevented me from becoming
:18:36. > :18:40.President of my country. I had to forgive but I had to forgive without
:18:41. > :18:42.any effort because my Madiba had prepared me.
:18:43. > :19:00.Tata's courage, determination, love and passion for his people inspired
:19:01. > :19:03.me on my journey to be coming the first woman President of this
:19:04. > :19:07.region. I learned that leadership is about falling in love with the
:19:08. > :19:11.people that you serve and the people falling in love with you.
:19:12. > :19:24.It is about serving the people with selflessness, with sacrifice and
:19:25. > :19:27.with a need to put the common good ahead of personal interest.
:19:28. > :19:41.I am saying all this because the day after Madiba passed away, the BBC
:19:42. > :19:45.called Malawi to interview me and they said a lot of African leaders
:19:46. > :19:51.are talking about the lessons you ought to learn from Madiba. Are you
:19:52. > :19:54.practising them? Are you doing it? I said yes, come and see!
:19:55. > :20:13.Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, today I stand before you on behalf
:20:14. > :20:17.of our region, our family, to extend a collective hand of comfort to the
:20:18. > :20:23.Mandela family, the government of the Republic of South Africa, the
:20:24. > :20:29.African National Congress and to all South Africans on this irreplaceable
:20:30. > :20:33.loss of one of its true sons, Tata Madiba. The passing of our President
:20:34. > :20:40.Mandela is not only a loss to South Africa, but also to the region and,
:20:41. > :20:46.indeed, to the world as we celebrate the life of this icon. It is also a
:20:47. > :20:50.time to take stock of the things that Tata Madiba taught us during
:20:51. > :20:55.his time. I know that much has already been said, but Tata, by
:20:56. > :21:02.those whose lives have been touched and inspired by his work, I need to
:21:03. > :21:10.add a few words. The region will remember him for his wisdom and
:21:11. > :21:15.statement, his humility and sense of humour and his servant leadership
:21:16. > :21:22.style. Tata Madiba believed that all people are created equal before God.
:21:23. > :21:32.The way he conducted himself, he saw no boundaries in this region. He
:21:33. > :21:35.championed the freedom of not only South Africans, but all of us
:21:36. > :21:49.Africans. Tata Madiba taught us... Even when the challenges of life
:21:50. > :21:56.seem insurmountable, with challenge and determination, we can overcome
:21:57. > :22:02.that. It was not just a struggle against racial equality, but a
:22:03. > :22:10.struggle against all forms of oppression against humanity. It was
:22:11. > :22:15.the struggle for the social security of children. It was a struggle for
:22:16. > :22:17.the participation of women in politics, in commerce, and in high
:22:18. > :22:28.office. It was a struggle to overcome
:22:29. > :22:34.poverty and, yes, it was a struggle for Africa's freedom. We will
:22:35. > :22:42.remember Tata as a great reformer who championed the cause of
:22:43. > :22:47.humanity, and dedicated his life to selfless service. A man who worked
:22:48. > :22:52.tirelessly to promote national, regional and world peace. We, whilst
:22:53. > :22:56.mourning his death, we also see this as an opportunity to celebrate a
:22:57. > :23:01.life of a great statesman, an icon from our own region. The life of
:23:02. > :23:08.Tata Mandela will continue to inspire those of us left behind to
:23:09. > :23:12.promote peace and security, deep regional integration and work to
:23:13. > :23:21.support one another as it was during the fight against apartheid. We will
:23:22. > :23:29.strike to remember his spirit so his legacy can live on. The ideals of
:23:30. > :23:33.political, social and economic thoughts will inspire us. In
:23:34. > :23:39.conclusion, I believe I'm speaking for many within the region. Tata's
:23:40. > :23:45.ways are still echoing in our minds. His call to get millions of young
:23:46. > :23:50.people in the region decent jobs, his call to get millions of our
:23:51. > :23:56.women and men out of poverty, deprivation and underdevelopment,
:23:57. > :24:01.his call to get food for the hungry, to eradicate preventible diseases,
:24:02. > :24:09.to let people find their voice and restore their dignity. These ways
:24:10. > :24:13.will inspire the region long after Tata Madiba has gone. Our dear
:24:14. > :24:20.father fought a good fight and he finished the race well. As an
:24:21. > :24:25.African woman, and leader, I wish to acknowledge Mama Winnie
:24:26. > :24:27.Madikizela-Mandela for her efforts...
:24:28. > :24:40.For her efforts and steadfastness for standing with Tata Mandela
:24:41. > :24:42.before and during Tata's imprisonment and for being in the
:24:43. > :24:58.forefront of the ANC's struggle. And to you, Mama Graca Machel, I
:24:59. > :25:01.wish to thank you for your visible love and care for our Madiba during
:25:02. > :25:15.the last days of his life. Women across Africa have told me
:25:16. > :25:20.these past ten days they are very, very proud of you and will forever
:25:21. > :25:23.be grateful for what you have taught us as African women.
:25:24. > :25:39.Allow me to talk to both of you, Mama Mandela and Mama Graca that the
:25:40. > :25:52.love you have demonstrated has shown us that you are prepared to continue
:25:53. > :25:58.with our Madiba's use. I wish to thank President Zuma for leading the
:25:59. > :26:02.nation to mourn our President like the hero that he is.
:26:03. > :26:14.We feel very proud. You have done your level best. This was not a
:26:15. > :26:16.wedding. This is a funeral. And you made every effort to make sure that
:26:17. > :26:40.we bury Our Father with dignity. In the same spirit, I wish to appeal
:26:41. > :26:46.to you, President Zuma, and all South Africans, to say you remain
:26:47. > :26:52.united for this is what Tata Madiba cherished. It is our hope and prayer
:26:53. > :26:54.that South Africa will remain a country of all people, regardless of
:26:55. > :27:10.race, colour, religion and track. The region will stand with you and
:27:11. > :27:15.by you and look forward to a continued engagement in our joint
:27:16. > :27:23.effort to deepen our democracy and regional integration. It is up to us
:27:24. > :27:27.as leaders, us citizens, as a continent, to continue from where
:27:28. > :27:34.Tata Madiba has left so his legacy lives on, so we can - so he can be
:27:35. > :27:39.remembered for what he stood for and that we should not allow what he
:27:40. > :27:42.fought for and worked for to die and to go with him. May his soul rest in
:27:43. > :27:52.everlasting peace. DAVID DIMBLEBY: Loud applause for
:27:53. > :27:55.Joyce Banda, the worst woman President of Malawi, only the second
:27:56. > :27:59.woman President on the African continent and getting a lot of
:28:00. > :28:02.applause when she described the difficulty she had in becoming
:28:03. > :28:08.President of Malawi and how there was an assassination attempt on her
:28:09. > :28:17.life, paying tribute to President Zuma and to Winnie and Graca Machel
:28:18. > :28:25.and talking often of the hern African Development Community, of
:28:26. > :28:29.which she chairs. I would like to thank President Banda of Malawi.
:28:30. > :28:51.Yes, Malawi. As we celebrate Madiba's life...
:28:52. > :28:57.President Zuma said some rude things about Malawi a few weeks ago. We saw
:28:58. > :29:04.Winnie teasing him about what it was that he said. Now, one of the
:29:05. > :29:11.things, the running joke amongst the ANC officials, as we meet often, is
:29:12. > :29:20.to say to the President and the Deputy President, "President, you
:29:21. > :29:27.don't say Malawi. Deputy President, you don't say Boars."
:29:28. > :29:36.Today, President Banda has freed everyone to say "Malawi" with great
:29:37. > :29:40.ease. President, you can now say "Malawi" with the greatest of ease.
:29:41. > :30:00.Thank you very much. Two references, political references
:30:01. > :30:04.there to President Zuma saying disparaging things about Malawi, and
:30:05. > :30:08.to this man, referring to himself, Cyril Ramaphosa, who said if you
:30:09. > :30:12.don't vote for the ANC, the Boars will be back. He was much-criticised
:30:13. > :30:16.for this, which was taken as a racist remark and also an unfair
:30:17. > :30:34.threat to the voters of South Africa. He was teasing himself there
:30:35. > :30:39.as well as teasing President Zuma. He is now welcoming the different
:30:40. > :31:00.kings. Kings from the different nations.
:31:01. > :31:06.The President of Tanzania, as you will remember our movement had a
:31:07. > :31:14.home in Tanzania to bring the tough and dark days of our struggle.
:31:15. > :31:18.Tanzania is one of those countries among the front line states that
:31:19. > :31:25.offered sanctuary to our movement and to our leaders, and the
:31:26. > :31:32.president was the leading African leader who championed the liberation
:31:33. > :31:40.of various countries on the continent. Countries like Tanzania
:31:41. > :31:47.and many others sacrificed a great deal, almost stopped their own
:31:48. > :31:49.development to ensure the total freedom of all other countries that
:31:50. > :31:56.were still struggling at the Colonial rule. Tanzania stands among
:31:57. > :32:12.those countries that we hold in highest regard and it is for that
:32:13. > :32:15.reason that we ask the president to come forward and pay his respects to
:32:16. > :32:46.Nelson Mandela. Excellency Jacob Zuma, mamma Graca
:32:47. > :32:54.Machel , mamma Winnie Mandela, your Majesty, your Royal Highness is,
:32:55. > :33:00.Excellencies and states of government, members of the
:33:01. > :33:07.Democratic Corps, members of international organisations,
:33:08. > :33:13.comrades and friends, I bring with me fraternal greetings as well as
:33:14. > :33:23.greetings of solidarity from your brothers and sisters. They have
:33:24. > :33:33.asked me to convey to you our deepest condolences to the Madiba
:33:34. > :33:44.family and to all the people of South Africa. For the passing of his
:33:45. > :33:50.Excellency, Nelson Mandela, a former president of the African National
:33:51. > :33:56.Congress. The people of Tanzania would like you to know that you are
:33:57. > :34:01.not alone. They are with you during this difficult period of mourning
:34:02. > :34:10.and they will be with you thereafter. They are saying that
:34:11. > :34:18.your grief is our grief, your loss is our loss. Nelson Mandela was our
:34:19. > :34:23.leader, our hero, our icon and our father as much as he was yours. The
:34:24. > :34:32.people of Tanzania have lost a great friend, the people of Tanzania have
:34:33. > :34:44.lost a great comrades in arms. Comrades, President Mandela had a
:34:45. > :34:49.long association with Tanzania. It dates back to the times of the
:34:50. > :35:01.struggle for independence and deliberation here in South Africa
:35:02. > :35:09.and in Tanzania. Our sister parties, the ANC and the African and union
:35:10. > :35:17.enjoyed special relations with each other. We supported each other at a
:35:18. > :35:25.time of need. It was no accident that after the ANC decided to take
:35:26. > :35:42.the struggle to the next level and form the underwing, after peaceful
:35:43. > :35:54.means seemed to be futile, this place was Madiba first port of
:35:55. > :36:11.call. He left South Africa peacefully, Northern Rhodesia, and
:36:12. > :36:16.arrangements were made for him to come. His mission was to seek
:36:17. > :36:47.support for the struggle and a place to train the MK competence. --
:36:48. > :36:59.combatants. I am humbled to say that the President's widow is also here
:37:00. > :37:09.with us. Indeed, this visit of Madiba was later to become a
:37:10. > :37:18.landmark event, which had a profound effect in changing the course of
:37:19. > :37:28.history, culminating in the fall of apartheid in 1994 and the birth of a
:37:29. > :37:35.new South Africa. Though at first the president of Tanzania have some
:37:36. > :37:44.reservations, during his discussions with Madiba, he accepted Madiba's
:37:45. > :37:55.requests and provided members of the MK both permission to live in
:37:56. > :38:08.Tanzania and places to train. I'm sure the ANC and MK veterans
:38:09. > :38:25.gathered here, to them, names like these... Sound familiar. When we
:38:26. > :38:29.mention them, they may even rekindle the nostalgic memories of the life
:38:30. > :38:38.they lived in Tanzania, sharpening their tools and skills of defeating
:38:39. > :38:51.apartheid. But the president went further. Beyond giving places to
:38:52. > :38:57.live and train, he offered Tanzania's support. Meagre as it
:38:58. > :39:11.was, but it was very important to us. He was instrumental in
:39:12. > :39:30.mobilising support in training them and this also applied to the other
:39:31. > :39:41.liberation movements. Besides that, Tanzania was generous enough to give
:39:42. > :39:51.colours of the liberation movement travel documents, passports, and
:39:52. > :39:54.everything that was needed. And when necessary, some of them assumed
:39:55. > :40:18.Tanzania names. When Madiba came to Tanzania, he had
:40:19. > :40:30.no passport, but from Tanzania he was going on to Lagos and he was
:40:31. > :40:44.given in Tanzania and travel document -- given a Tanzanian travel
:40:45. > :41:03.document which facilitated his movement. I don't know if Thabo
:41:04. > :41:09.returned his! Comrades and friends, Madiba's trip was to change the
:41:10. > :41:15.fortunes of the ANC after being banned by the apartheid regime in
:41:16. > :41:25.South Africa. The ANC found a new home in Tanzania from where it
:41:26. > :41:42.operated, organised, spearheaded, and prosecuted. From Tanzania, the
:41:43. > :41:49.ANC was able to reach its members through discreet means of
:41:50. > :41:59.communication. The ANC was able to have messages reached the broad mass
:42:00. > :42:02.of people in South Africa, and dedicated radio broadcasts. Radio
:42:03. > :42:19.Freedom! As a matter of fact, the government
:42:20. > :42:31.of Tanzania had built a special radio station for the liberation
:42:32. > :42:38.movements. The ANC was able to get back the voice that was denied to
:42:39. > :42:46.them by the apartheid regime. Comrades and friends, it is another
:42:47. > :42:51.interesting thing about Madiba's first visit to Tanzania in 1962
:42:52. > :42:56.which I would like to share with you. In order to keep the visit
:42:57. > :43:04.discreet, he did not stay in a hotel. He stayed at home of the
:43:05. > :43:23.person who was then the Minister for commerce and industry is. On his
:43:24. > :43:30.departure, he left behind his boots in the hope that on his way back he
:43:31. > :43:37.would pick up the boots. Unfortunately, he could not pass
:43:38. > :43:43.through again and shortly after arriving back in South Africa who
:43:44. > :43:48.was arrested and imprisoned and spent 27 years in Robben Island. But
:43:49. > :43:57.fortunately, the family kept the boots, awaiting his return. In
:43:58. > :44:20.1995, when Mandela was president, the pair of boots were handed back
:44:21. > :44:33.to him. They were handed back by the widow of her late husband.
:44:34. > :44:53.Comrades, after his release from prison, and after visiting the
:44:54. > :44:59.meetings of the ANC, he can to Tanzania and he was met by the
:45:00. > :45:11.largest crowd Tanzania has ever seen receiving a foreign dignitary. That
:45:12. > :45:19.record has never been broken. Mind you, it rained heavily that day.
:45:20. > :45:24.When the chief comes, it always rains. That is the belief in our
:45:25. > :45:33.part of the world. But people never left their positions. They lined the
:45:34. > :45:42.streets, braving the rain, to see their hero, their icon, their
:45:43. > :45:49.leader, Nelson Mandela. Indeed, Mandela's charisma is unmatched in
:45:50. > :46:04.modern times. Of course he visited the facilities of the ANC and spent
:46:05. > :46:19.the night with the combatants at the training base. I have told you these
:46:20. > :46:25.anecdotes to let you know how far back our relationship has come from.
:46:26. > :46:29.It is not by accident that South Africa and Tanzania enjoy excellent
:46:30. > :46:39.relations. We are close friends and allies because our common history
:46:40. > :46:44.unites us. We see eye to eye on regional and international issues,
:46:45. > :46:53.we support each other. It is none other than our founding father, and
:46:54. > :46:57.the founding father of this new South Africa, President Nelson
:46:58. > :47:04.Mandela, who are responsible for this friendship and co-operation.
:47:05. > :47:09.They built very strong foundations. That is why I said at t beginning
:47:10. > :47:14.that Madiba is very much our leader -- said at the beginning that Madiba
:47:15. > :47:20.is very much our leader, our hero, our icon and our Father as he is to
:47:21. > :47:26.you. That is why your sadness, grief and sorrow are ours as well. That is
:47:27. > :47:31.why we also join you in celebrating the life of this great man. Comrades
:47:32. > :47:36.and friends, as we mourn the death of this great man, let us recommit
:47:37. > :47:42.ourselves to continue to strengthen the excellent relations which so
:47:43. > :47:53.happily exist between South Africa and Tanzania. Let us also continue
:47:54. > :48:07.to work closely together to advance the ideals for a strong SADC, a
:48:08. > :48:13.revitalised African Union. To fight for equality. And let us fulfil his
:48:14. > :48:21.wish to see developing nations working together in unity and
:48:22. > :48:28.solidarity in pursuit of the rights and a request to lift them from
:48:29. > :48:34.poverty. You, my brothers, Madiba has lift his life well. You should
:48:35. > :48:38.leave his legacy. He has left behind a vibrant democracy. He left behind
:48:39. > :48:45.a new nation where black-and-white South Africans live together. A
:48:46. > :48:52.nation where nobody is denied basic rights because of the colour of his
:48:53. > :48:56.skin. A mission where blacks can also -- a nation where blacks can
:48:57. > :49:01.also prosper and like, in the past, where they were condemned to live in
:49:02. > :49:07.squalor, deprivation and second-class citizens in their own
:49:08. > :49:12.country. We know that all he stood for has not been achieved yet. It is
:49:13. > :49:15.foolhardy also to believe all the ills of the apartheid system will be
:49:16. > :49:25.corrected in these 19 years. None the less, a lot has been
:49:26. > :49:31.achieved, although much more has to be done. The ANC government is doing
:49:32. > :49:44.it. Please stay the course and always
:49:45. > :49:50.strive for great excellence. Remain united as a people and remain united
:49:51. > :49:56.as a nation. This way, you will honour this great statesman, this
:49:57. > :50:04.great son of this soil in a manner that he would be pleased if he were
:50:05. > :50:11.alive. This is the best way to leave his legacy. We will always hold you
:50:12. > :50:14.in your prayers. You are not alone. Tata Mandela.
:50:15. > :50:25.DAVID DIMBLEBY: The President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, speaking
:50:26. > :50:29.and relishing describing the role that Tanzania played in supporting
:50:30. > :50:35.the arms struggle, not just in South Africa, but in other parts of Africa
:50:36. > :50:38.- Zimbabwe and Mozambique among them. Talking about things that were
:50:39. > :50:46.extremely, deeply secret and dangerous things to know. Only 20 or
:50:47. > :50:52.30 years ago. And describing the mosquito boots that Nelson Mandela
:50:53. > :51:01.left behind in Dar, which were returned only after he left prison
:51:02. > :51:05.over 27 years later. The ceremonies here are a funeral service, but
:51:06. > :51:14.consist of a large number of tributes. It is now nearly 10.30am
:51:15. > :51:22.in Qunu, here in South Africa. There are still speeches to come from
:51:23. > :51:29.President Zuma and then a sermon before the coffin can be taken out
:51:30. > :51:34.of this huge marquee seating 4,500 people to the burial place. We don't
:51:35. > :51:37.yet know whether we will be able to see the ceremonial around the
:51:38. > :51:44.burial, which is very interesting. It involves the traditional leaders
:51:45. > :51:48.playing their part. There's the family and the President who will be
:51:49. > :51:54.seated at the grave side and then Nelson Mandela's orders,
:51:55. > :52:01.decorations, medals will be handed to the family. Then, the casket is
:52:02. > :52:09.undraped of the South African flag and a salute by the pallbearers,
:52:10. > :52:20.National Anthem is played, Last Post, Reveille and the pallbearers
:52:21. > :52:24.withdraw. It may be that we don't see that. It is a little uncertain
:52:25. > :52:30.at this stage. More people are being thanked here and we have seen
:52:31. > :52:33.various people here in the congregation, or audience if you
:52:34. > :52:41.like to call it that, for these speeches. The Prince of Wales
:52:42. > :52:47.representing Great Britain. Occasional glimpses of Richard
:52:48. > :52:52.Branson here. And now, President Zuma, booed on Tuesday, but praised
:52:53. > :52:59.here today. The family representative saying it was a
:53:00. > :53:04.disgrace that Zuma was booed. He is a very controversial figure. This
:53:05. > :53:10.morning's newspapers have another go at him for allegations of abuse of
:53:11. > :53:29.public money. Here he is. President Zuma. Preceded by his praise singer.
:53:30. > :53:38.He is requesting people... He is introducing the President to the
:53:39. > :53:50.people. What is he saying about him? The President is now standing up,
:53:51. > :53:54.comrades. What was the idea of a praise singer, that he would tell
:53:55. > :54:00.people who were here, that this is the man you are going to see. Is
:54:01. > :54:09.that the idea behind it? Actually, he is giving respect to the
:54:10. > :54:12.President. Yes. Yes. He praises before the leader speaks to the
:54:13. > :54:17.people. He is actually introducing the leader to the people. And also,
:54:18. > :54:21.he is the person who is trying to draw the attention of the people.
:54:22. > :54:27.Saying this is a man you should listen to? That's right. He is very
:54:28. > :54:40.emphatic in the way he does it, isn't he? Yes. He is more praising
:54:41. > :54:49.Mandela than Zuma. He only introduced Zuma. Now he has
:54:50. > :55:01.turned to Mandela. Who is he? How is he chosen? They are looking for
:55:02. > :55:08.someone who has this skill of praising. He was also the praise
:55:09. > :55:29.singer of the former king. The way African culture is
:55:30. > :55:40.operating. The possibilities of flexibilities.
:55:41. > :55:57.A very important person. A very important philosopher. A very
:55:58. > :56:02.important pragmatist. A very important President. A very
:56:03. > :56:15.important pensioner! A very important patient. A very important
:56:16. > :56:22.papa. That is all about Mandela. That eulogy to Mandela, not to
:56:23. > :56:26.President Zuma. Yes, it is not to Mandela... It is not to Zuma, you
:56:27. > :56:49.mean? It is to Mandela, yes. He spoke to Zuma for the first few
:56:50. > :56:53.lines, and then he turned to Mandela. He is talking now. Again,
:56:54. > :57:00.for those of you who haven't been watching, the coffin and around it
:57:01. > :57:14.draped it in cow skins and that represents the Thembu tradition of
:57:15. > :57:19.Nelson Mandela's -- Nelson Mandela as leader of the Thembu tribe. This
:57:20. > :57:23.is Jacob Zuma, as he often does, breaking into song. This is about
:57:24. > :57:54.the oppression of the black k people. -- of the black people.
:57:55. > :59:23.This was one of the songs of the struggle? Yes. While the ANC was
:59:24. > :59:29.fighting before the end of apartheid. What was the meaning of
:59:30. > :59:31.it? The meaning was about the land that was taken away by the white
:59:32. > :59:54.people. His Excellency, the Chairperson of
:59:55. > :00:04.the African Union and Prime Minister of Ethiopia, His Excellency Dr Joyce
:00:05. > :00:10.Banda, Chairperson of SADC and the President of the Republic of Malawi.
:00:11. > :00:32.His Excellency President Jakaya Kikwete, President of the United
:00:33. > :00:39.Republic of Tanzania. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses,
:00:40. > :01:01.Excellencies, heads of state and government, Deputy President and
:01:02. > :01:03.Vice-Presidents present here. Former Presidents Thabo Mbeki and all
:01:04. > :01:07.former heads of state and government, ministers, deputy
:01:08. > :01:15.ministers and all representatives of government. The diplomatic corps,
:01:16. > :01:25.the leadership of the ANC, the South African Communist Party, leaders of
:01:26. > :01:33.fraternal political organisations, and friends of South Africa.
:01:34. > :01:41.Religious leaders, traditional leaders, compatriots and friends.
:01:42. > :01:54.Today marks the end of an extraordinary journey that began 95
:01:55. > :02:03.years ago. It is the end of 95 glorious years of a freedom
:02:04. > :02:10.fighter, a dedicated and humble servant of the people of South
:02:11. > :02:19.Africa. A fountain of wisdom. A pillar of strength. And a beacon of
:02:20. > :02:28.hope to all those fighting for a just and equitable world order.
:02:29. > :02:37.We are truly honoured to be part of the final journey of this great
:02:38. > :02:41.Southern of our country -- the great son of our country and the founding
:02:42. > :02:56.president of a free and democratic South Africa. Nelson Rolihlahla
:02:57. > :03:04.Mandela. Tata, it has been a long, painful week for us, your people,
:03:05. > :03:21.your comrades, your relatives, your friends. Since you took your last
:03:22. > :03:30.breath on the 5th of December 2013. When you became critically ill last
:03:31. > :03:47.year, we were gripped with fear and anxiety. We did not want to confront
:03:48. > :03:54.the reality of your mortality. Over the past nine days of mourning,
:03:55. > :04:08.people have expressed their grief in various ways. What truly stands out
:04:09. > :04:16.is the spectacular display of admiration by the thousands who
:04:17. > :04:26.descended upon the union buildings in Pretoria to spend just one moment
:04:27. > :04:32.with you as you lay in state. As you observed the long, patient queues
:04:33. > :04:41.lining the streets to the buildings, some silent, some
:04:42. > :04:50.singing, many crying, we asked ourselves, what is it about this man
:04:51. > :04:58.that elicits this outpouring of sincere emotions? The answer is that
:04:59. > :05:04.when people see goodness in a person, they respond by reflecting
:05:05. > :05:21.goodness back at that person. And on their fellow men and women.
:05:22. > :05:29.We wish today to express two simple words, thank you. Thank you for
:05:30. > :05:33.being everything we wanted and needed in a leader during a
:05:34. > :05:55.difficult period in our lives. Whilst the Long walk to freedom has
:05:56. > :06:02.ended in the physical sense, our own journey continues. We have to
:06:03. > :06:12.continue building the type of society you worked tirelessly to
:06:13. > :06:22.construct. We have to take your legacy forward. In doing so, we will
:06:23. > :06:31.continue growing lessons from your very rich and extraordinary life. We
:06:32. > :06:37.will always remember you as a man of integrity who embodied the values
:06:38. > :06:48.and principles that your organisation, the ANC, promotes.
:06:49. > :06:56.These are unity, selflessness, sacrifice, collective leadership,
:06:57. > :07:04.humility, honesty, discipline, hard work, and mutual respect. We will
:07:05. > :07:15.promote these values and practice them in order to build the type of
:07:16. > :07:23.society you wanted. That society is outlined in the ideals you
:07:24. > :07:30.espoused, the ideals you lived for, and which you were prepared to die
:07:31. > :07:38.for. These ideals defined the organisation, the ANC. You
:07:39. > :07:47.summarised them in your time a statement in court in 1964, and the
:07:48. > :07:58.statement that is well-known, almost becoming like a verse in the Bible.
:07:59. > :08:08.When democracy was ushered in on the 27th of April 1994, you set out to
:08:09. > :08:16.build this ideal society. You actively promoted the achievement of
:08:17. > :08:23.a united, democratic, nonracial, nonsexist and prosperous South
:08:24. > :08:32.Africa. You taught us to embrace one another as compatriots, regardless
:08:33. > :08:45.of race, ethnicity, religion or creed. You did this because you
:08:46. > :08:53.hated racism. In our first court statement in October 1962, where you
:08:54. > :08:59.objected to being a black man in a white man's court, being tried by a
:09:00. > :09:10.white court, which was enforcing laws, laws that you had had no hand
:09:11. > :09:18.in making, you also spoke out strongly against racism. You said,
:09:19. > :09:28.and I quote, I hate race discrimination most intensely, and
:09:29. > :09:38.in all its manifestations. I fought it during my life, I fight it now, I
:09:39. > :09:42.will do so until the end of my life. Unquote.
:09:43. > :10:00.We pledged today to continue promoting nonracial -- nonracialism
:10:01. > :10:05.and tolerance in our country and build a South Africa that truly
:10:06. > :10:13.belongs to all. We also cherish the lessons that you taught us of the
:10:14. > :10:18.importance of reconciliation, for -- for giving us and compassion. You
:10:19. > :10:30.forgave those who had taken away, who had taken you away, most of your
:10:31. > :10:40.adult life, and who had demonised the majority of your compatriots. We
:10:41. > :10:45.learned from you that to build a new society, a new South Africa from the
:10:46. > :10:58.ashes of apartheid and colonialism, we needed to rise above anger and
:10:59. > :10:59.the human desire for retribution. In this way,