:00:00. > :00:00.difficult to make out exactly what is going on. Perhaps if you can see
:00:00. > :00:54.the crowd. Speak it is the National Anthem, yes.
:00:55. > :00:57.SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,
:00:58. > :01:01.Setjhaba sa South Afrika # South Afrika. Uit die blou van onse hemel,
:01:02. > :01:04.Uit die diepte van ons see # Oor ons ewige gebergtes, Waar die kranse
:01:05. > :01:13.antwoord gee, Sounds the call to come together, And united we shall
:01:14. > :01:54.stand, Let us live and strive for freedom # In South Africa our land.
:01:55. > :02:06.# CHEERING
:02:07. > :02:14.Thank you. Long live the spirit of Nelson
:02:15. > :02:21.Mandela. Long`lived. Long live the spirit of Milson `` Nelson Mandela.
:02:22. > :02:28.They were Nelson Mandela, Aviva. spirit of Milson `` Nelson Mandela.
:02:29. > :02:43.They were Nelson Mandela, Aviva `` Viva. Thank you very much Jacob
:02:44. > :02:56.Zuma. Former president. Former President Thabo Mbeki. APPLAUSE
:02:57. > :03:11.Thank you, thank you. Former President FW de Klerk.
:03:12. > :03:25.Leaders and Excellencies of various countries who have come to South
:03:26. > :03:41.Africa, Mrs Graca Machel, Winnie Mandela. The Mandela family. The
:03:42. > :03:46.leadership of the ruling party, the African National Congress. And the
:03:47. > :03:53.leadership of various other political parties, religious leaders
:03:54. > :03:59.and a number of non`governmental organisations, and everyone else who
:04:00. > :04:01.is here, I welcome you in the name of our President Jacob Zuma and the
:04:02. > :04:23.Mandela family. I have been asked by President Jacob
:04:24. > :04:28.Zuma the direct proceedings. We trust that you will work with us to
:04:29. > :04:38.ensure that we have a dignified and fitting memorial service in honour
:04:39. > :04:45.of our Father Nelson Mandela. And we wish to applaud the people of South
:04:46. > :04:49.Africa for the dignified manner in which they have been honouring and
:04:50. > :04:59.remembering the memory of Nelson Mandela since he passed away. We
:05:00. > :05:06.applaud you and thank you for that. On behalf of the president, I
:05:07. > :05:13.welcome all of you who have travelled from all corners of the
:05:14. > :05:21.world. I also extend warm words of welcome to our friends from all over
:05:22. > :05:24.the world, and let us give Nelson Mandela's friends as well as the
:05:25. > :05:31.friends of South Africa from all over the world a round of South
:05:32. > :05:43.African warm welcome, and say thank you for coming. APPLAUSE
:05:44. > :05:49.I also welcome those around the world who cannot come but are
:05:50. > :05:58.watching the proceedings on television. We have more than 100
:05:59. > :06:02.countries represented here today, easily representing billions of
:06:03. > :06:10.people around the world who are bidding farewell to Nelson Mandela
:06:11. > :06:21.will stop we say thank you for that. And I apologise for the rain. We
:06:22. > :06:28.were not able to stop that. But this is how Nelson Mandela would have
:06:29. > :06:36.wanted to be sent off. These are blessings in our African tradition.
:06:37. > :06:41.When it rains when you are buried, it means that the gods are welcoming
:06:42. > :06:50.you, and the gates of heaven will be open. Today we will reflect on our
:06:51. > :07:07.collective memories of Nelson Roly Lala Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla
:07:08. > :07:17.Mandela ``. Today's memorial service should hopefully give each one of us
:07:18. > :07:23.to gather our memories of Nelson Mandela. And on Sunday, we will bid
:07:24. > :07:31.him farewell when we lay him to rest knowing that our memories of him
:07:32. > :07:38.will endure for ever. A number of speakers will pay tribute to Nelson
:07:39. > :07:45.Mandela, and they will reflect on the life of a man whose inner
:07:46. > :07:55.concept of self encapsulated the best of humanity. We will reflect on
:07:56. > :08:02.a life that transcended the lines of our own humanity. It is a life that
:08:03. > :08:09.took under its care millions of South Africans who were oppressed
:08:10. > :08:16.under apartheid. We will reflect on the life of a man who took the pain
:08:17. > :08:22.of millions of South Africans. He took their humiliations and the
:08:23. > :08:31.dignity they were stripped off and made them his very own. And with the
:08:32. > :08:40.weight of burden on his shoulders, he went to free us all. And in a
:08:41. > :08:46.way, black and white, the Imp are on a journey to reconcile with each
:08:47. > :08:59.other, to forgive our past transgressions, to embrace human
:09:00. > :09:05.rights and begin the task to become a nation of diverse cultures,
:09:06. > :09:13.diverse religions and different races. A nation that speaks in many
:09:14. > :09:22.tongues but that should finally have one voice in a chorus of unity. He
:09:23. > :09:37.was our teacher and our mental, and he never gave up on us for our
:09:38. > :09:41.failures, but acknowledged that despite the rage that sometimes
:09:42. > :09:47.engulfed us, we can only succeed if we reach out to each other. This is
:09:48. > :09:59.the man that we have come to say farewell to, the man who has all our
:10:00. > :10:08.nation. In many ways, we are here today to tell Madiba that his long
:10:09. > :10:16.walk is finally over. He can enjoy our beautiful country of South
:10:17. > :10:21.Africa, a view he discovered when he began walking the hills of his
:10:22. > :10:29.birthplace. His long walk is over, but ours is only beginning. And with
:10:30. > :10:35.that, as we walk down memory lane, I would like us now to do what he
:10:36. > :10:51.would have wanted us to do, to open this memorial service with an
:10:52. > :11:00.interfaith opening prayer. I would like to call upon the Chief Rabbi,
:11:01. > :11:07.the Hindu faith, the Moslem faith and the Christian faith leaders to
:11:08. > :11:09.come and give us opening prayers on an interfaith basis. Please go
:11:10. > :11:38.ahead. God of the spirits of all flesh, in
:11:39. > :11:49.whose hands are the souls of all the dead, receive, we beseech you, the
:11:50. > :12:01.soul of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. Remember for him the righteousness
:12:02. > :12:05.for which he is remembered, how he embodied the generosity of spirit
:12:06. > :12:17.and powers of forgiveness of your servant Josef and that you we read
:12:18. > :12:23.in your Hebrew Bible. Joseph was thrown into a pit of scorpions by
:12:24. > :12:27.his brothers, who were filled with hatred towards him, sold into
:12:28. > :12:33.slavery and ex`old from his father and his home for 22 years, many of
:12:34. > :12:41.which, due to a terrible Miss Justice, were spent in jail. Joseph
:12:42. > :12:47.emerged from jail to become a leader and a head of government, and when
:12:48. > :12:54.he was reunited with his brothers, had the opportunity to exact
:12:55. > :12:57.vengeance and justice, and yet Joseph the righteous transcended his
:12:58. > :13:01.personal pain and need for retribution and for gave his
:13:02. > :13:11.brothers so that his family would not be torn apart and destroyed for
:13:12. > :13:23.ever. So overlord, your servant Nelson Mandela, like the biblical
:13:24. > :13:27.Joseph, rose up from jail. He also transcended his years of pain and
:13:28. > :13:30.personal suffering to forgive and embrace his brothers and sisters who
:13:31. > :13:36.inflicted so much pain on him and so many millions of others in order
:13:37. > :13:46.that our diverse South African family would not be torn apart by
:13:47. > :13:51.hatred and division. Madiba brought to life the words of Genesis, fear
:13:52. > :13:58.not, for I am I in place of God? not, for I am I in place of God?
:13:59. > :14:03.Although you intended harm, God redirected for good in order to
:14:04. > :14:11.accomplish that a vast people be kept alive, so now fear not, I will
:14:12. > :14:16.sustain you and your young ones. And so he comforted them and spoke to
:14:17. > :14:22.their hearts. Nelson Mandela spoke to our hearts. He brought us
:14:23. > :14:27.comfort. And through his mighty power of forgiveness, he sustained
:14:28. > :14:32.us and liberated our country from the pit of prejudice and injustice,
:14:33. > :14:37.unleashing the awesome generosity of spirit on millions of South
:14:38. > :14:42.Africans. Let his reward be with him and his recompense before him.
:14:43. > :14:47.Shelter his soul in the shadow of your winds. Make known to him the
:14:48. > :14:52.path of life in your presence, his fullness of joy at your right hand,
:14:53. > :14:59.for evermore. Bestow upon him the bounding happiness that is treasured
:15:00. > :15:04.up for the righteous. God who heals the brokenhearted and binds up their
:15:05. > :15:08.wounds, grant your consolation to the mourners, strengthen and support
:15:09. > :15:13.them in the day of their grief and sorrow and remember them and their
:15:14. > :15:18.families for a long and good life. Wipe away the tears of all South
:15:19. > :15:24.Africans and indeed the world. Bless the people of this country, a nation
:15:25. > :15:29.of heroes, who came together to transcend the pain of the past in
:15:30. > :15:34.order to build a great nation on earth and inspire our hearts to
:15:35. > :15:50.continue to walk in the path of Nelson Mandela, to look up to his
:15:51. > :15:55.majestic legacy. As the Bible says, like one who his mother comforts, so
:15:56. > :16:03.well I comfort you, says the Lord. And in Djourou Salom shall you be
:16:04. > :16:10.comforted. The Lord God shall be your everlasting light, and the days
:16:11. > :16:25.of your morning shall be ended. And let us say our amen.
:16:26. > :17:02.Letters are our heads and pray. Lord, you are the giver of physical
:17:03. > :17:20.vigour. Your Grace is immortality, your disfavour is death. To you we
:17:21. > :17:28.offer our humble worship. Certain is the death of the born, and certain
:17:29. > :17:32.is the birth of the dead. The ending and beginning are unknown. We see
:17:33. > :17:36.only the intervening formations. only the intervening formations.
:17:37. > :17:50.That is why there is no need to grieve. Lead us from truth to
:17:51. > :18:01.truth, like our father, Nelson Mandela. Lead us from death to
:18:02. > :18:22.immortality, like our father, Nelson Mandela. May he rest in peace, amen.
:18:23. > :18:34.I begin with the opening chapters of the holy Koran. All praise him,
:18:35. > :18:48.Almighty, Lord of the worlds, he is an equal and unmatched. The
:18:49. > :18:58.beneficent, the merciful, the master of the day of judgement. Oh,
:18:59. > :19:05.Almighty Lord, you are known to be worshipped, you are known to be
:19:06. > :19:09.sought assistance from. We extend our condolences to the Mandela
:19:10. > :19:18.family and to the nation during this time of sadness on the passing away
:19:19. > :19:26.of Madiba, a global icon of freedom in recent times. We place on record
:19:27. > :19:38.our indebtedness to Madiba for his selfless efforts, in salvaging the
:19:39. > :19:47.nation and leading it to the path of peace, reconciliation and harmony.
:19:48. > :20:00.And laying the foundation of a free and prosperous South Africa. Oh
:20:01. > :20:03.Almighty Allah, we beseech it that leaders of this great country and
:20:04. > :20:11.leaders of the entire world and people of this country and people of
:20:12. > :20:23.the world would stand up for ideals and vision as Madiba strove for He
:20:24. > :20:32.never lost an opportunity to reconcile people. We pray to you, O
:20:33. > :20:42.Almighty Lord, let us strive towards peace, harmony, reconciliation and
:20:43. > :20:45.the basis of human dignity. As he made everyone feel important
:20:46. > :20:59.whenever he met them, we ask of you, oh, Almighty Lord, let us come
:21:00. > :21:07.together in our places of work and residence. As he stood up to
:21:08. > :21:15.injustice, let us do likewise, even if it is waged by the powerful. As
:21:16. > :21:22.he stood up for the hopeless people of the world, we pray to you, oh,
:21:23. > :21:28.Almighty Allah, help us sustain that resolve and realise we deserve our
:21:29. > :21:41.freedom by helping others towards freedom. As he was kind and
:21:42. > :21:54.merciful, and as the per half `` Prophet Muhammad said, have mercy
:21:55. > :21:56.and kindness to people in this world and the Almighty will show kindness
:21:57. > :22:03.towards you. We ask of you, Almighty, to plant in the hearts of
:22:04. > :22:14.every human being the seed of kindness. Madiba was an example
:22:15. > :22:21.showing us a spirit of self sacrifice. We ask you, Almighty
:22:22. > :22:27.Lord, to grant us the grace of resisting corruption and
:22:28. > :22:34.temptation. Finally, in this player we ask, let us dedicate ourselves to
:22:35. > :22:58.the good ideals he strove to in his life.
:22:59. > :23:11.Creator God, Lord of life and love, you hold the whole universe in your
:23:12. > :23:16.hands. You know the number of hairs on all of our heads. You know the
:23:17. > :23:22.face of the nations and the hopes and fears of each individual. On
:23:23. > :23:29.this day of Madiba's memorial service, we pray for peace in the
:23:30. > :23:42.world, for peace without, for peace within. Jesus Christ Prince of
:23:43. > :23:55.peace, may you touch every place of conflict, decision, fear, may it
:23:56. > :24:03.fill our communities with light and free us from the horrors of conflict
:24:04. > :24:12.and violence of too many homes. Bring your reconciling love. Lord,
:24:13. > :24:17.we pray for South Africa in particular on this Memorial Day.
:24:18. > :24:28.Help us to draw lessons of our past and to build on the firm foundation
:24:29. > :24:35.that by your Grace, Madiba laid for us. Give us the courage to hold fast
:24:36. > :24:40.to his values, to follow the example of his practices and to share them
:24:41. > :24:49.with the world. We left our hearts with gratitude for your loving
:24:50. > :24:55.care, but you have now called Madiba home to his eternal rest, where pain
:24:56. > :25:06.and suffering are no more. We commend his soul to your merciful
:25:07. > :25:14.keeping and we commend his body to your loving embrace. We say to
:25:15. > :25:19.Madiba, go forth with your loving soul on your journey out of this
:25:20. > :25:28.world, in the name of God, who created you, suffered with you and
:25:29. > :25:34.liberated you. Go home, Madiba, you have selflessly done all that is
:25:35. > :25:42.good, noble and honourable for God's people. We will continue where
:25:43. > :25:48.you have left off, the Lord being our help. We now turn to you, Lord,
:25:49. > :25:56.in this hour of darkness, sadness, pain and death, in tears and
:25:57. > :26:01.morning. We wail, yet we believe that you will console us, that you
:26:02. > :26:06.will give us the strength to hold in our hearts and minds and the courage
:26:07. > :26:17.to enact in our lives in a news Madiba fought and stood for. We turn
:26:18. > :26:25.to you, Lord, and in trust with you his soul to eternal rest and loving
:26:26. > :26:33.arms as he returns to the Madiba clan. We pray particularly for his
:26:34. > :26:41.closest and dearest, for roost, for his children, grandchildren, and
:26:42. > :26:49.great grandchildren. `` for Graca Machel. At the start time of
:26:50. > :26:58.morning, at this time when you have called him to rest, accept his soul
:26:59. > :27:05.and number him with the company redeemed in heaven. Console and
:27:06. > :27:15.comfort his family, console and comfort South Africa, Africa and the
:27:16. > :27:22.world. May his Long Walk To Freedom be enjoyed and realised in our Time
:27:23. > :27:34.by all. May he rest in peace and rise in glory. Our men. `` amen
:27:35. > :27:55.# Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela. # Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela,
:27:56. > :28:10.Nelson Mandela. SHE SINGS IN NATIVE TONGUE.
:28:11. > :30:24.# nelson mandela #. SHE SPEAKS IN NATIVE TONGUE. From
:30:25. > :30:34.the veterans of the African National Congress.
:30:35. > :30:38.From those who spent many years in prison with our late president,
:30:39. > :31:02.Nelson Mandela. There we have had the formal part.
:31:03. > :31:04.We are now going to hear from a lifelong friend of Nelson Mandela,
:31:05. > :31:28.who served in prison next to him in Robben Island.
:31:29. > :31:35.I am sorry, we seem to have a problem with the sound. The
:31:36. > :31:41.torrential rain is playing havoc with everybody's Systems and I
:31:42. > :31:47.suspect this is a problem with the feed from the stadium. John Simpson
:31:48. > :31:55.is still with me. We will try and sort out the sound. We are hearing
:31:56. > :32:02.from a man who served time in Robben Island with Nelson Mandela. I think
:32:03. > :32:10.this is a problem for the South African broadcasters. This is
:32:11. > :32:15.undoubtedly a momentous day, so many people converging on South Africa to
:32:16. > :32:19.be part of this. It is quite extraordinary. I was trying to think
:32:20. > :32:25.back when so many top world leaders have been at an occasion like this.
:32:26. > :32:31.The only thing I could think of was the funeral of King Hussein. That is
:32:32. > :32:45.nearly 20 years ago. King Hussein of Jordan, that is. For something like
:32:46. > :32:50.this, there wasn't that same outpouring of love at King
:32:51. > :32:54.Hussein's funeral. Nelson Mandela was the kind of figure that
:32:55. > :33:01.politicians are spire to be and somehow, sadly, nobody can quite
:33:02. > :33:08.make it. `` aspire to be. There was such an extraordinary mixture. I
:33:09. > :33:13.think they have sorted out the feed from the stadium. Let's go back into
:33:14. > :33:23.hear from a lifelong friend of Nelson Mandela. Andrew Mlangeni full
:33:24. > :33:47.he continued to touch many lives. I am overcome by the outpouring of
:33:48. > :33:59.love and admiration demonstrated by all of you here today. Madiba is
:34:00. > :34:09.looking down on us now, and there is no doubt, smiling as he watches his
:34:10. > :34:19.beloved country unite to celebrate his life and legacy.
:34:20. > :34:36.JON SOPEL: well, we have lost the feed again. This is terribly
:34:37. > :34:41.frustrating, I'm afraid. These are the pictures from outside the
:34:42. > :34:48.stadium which we are providing, but I think this is the South African
:34:49. > :34:51.broadcast feed, or whoever is in charge of this event. The driving
:34:52. > :34:55.rain is causing this havoc. Let's charge of this event. The driving
:34:56. > :34:57.rain is causing this havoc. Let s go rain is causing this havoc. Let's go
:34:58. > :35:02.inside the stadium to talk to my colleague George Alagiah. The
:35:03. > :35:09.ceremony has finally got under way, but the weather is causing havoc.
:35:10. > :35:13.You can tell firstly by the fact that the stadium isn't as full as
:35:14. > :35:19.everyone expected. That could be to do with the rain, or all sorts of
:35:20. > :35:24.other things. But nonetheless, in the stadium, the ceremony is under
:35:25. > :35:31.way, and we heard just a little while ago the interfaith prayers.
:35:32. > :35:34.Certainly outside South Africa, we tend to think of this country as
:35:35. > :35:47.black and white, that that is the major divide. But South Africa is
:35:48. > :35:55.very multicultural, and we saw that. There was a Hindu priest, the imam
:35:56. > :35:58.and so on. That is exactly how national events are celebrated in
:35:59. > :36:05.South Africa, that they have an interfaith prayer where everybody
:36:06. > :36:20.comes, and they close with the Anglican Bishop, the Bishop of Cape
:36:21. > :36:30.Town. He closed that prayer session. And now Andrew Mlangeni is
:36:31. > :36:36.addressing the nation. That gives you a little flavour of what is
:36:37. > :36:45.happening. Andrew Mlangeni Was at Robben Island with Mandela.
:36:46. > :36:55.JON SOPEL: We take you back to the stadium.
:36:56. > :37:12.Nelson Mandela was an inspiration to billions. He showed sacrifice,
:37:13. > :37:21.wisdom and patience. He gave people hope when there was none. He voiced
:37:22. > :37:29.optimism and confidence out of distrust and sorrow. It is not
:37:30. > :37:42.possible to compare an individual of his stature.
:37:43. > :37:55.As a young man caught in the midst of apartheid, the ideals that he
:37:56. > :38:05.stood for were a guiding light during uncertain times. Throughout
:38:06. > :38:18.the struggles that we experienced, he kept his vision and the
:38:19. > :38:37.principles he represented. My path with Madiba, a friend of mine who
:38:38. > :38:51.knew him better introduced me to him as Mr Mandela, a very wise man. At
:38:52. > :38:59.this stage, I did not know that our lives were intertwined and bound
:39:00. > :39:04.together a destiny. When I became active in the policies of the
:39:05. > :39:18.African National Congress, I got to know Madiba better. His greatness as
:39:19. > :39:25.a leader stemmed from his humility and his belief in collective
:39:26. > :39:38.leadership. He believed in sharing insights and learning from others.
:39:39. > :39:47.When the doors to peaceful demonstration were barred to the
:39:48. > :40:04.African National Congress, Madiba persuaded the African National
:40:05. > :40:30.Congress. Because of the previous exploits we carried out, I became
:40:31. > :40:46.one of his faithful. From 1961 to 1962, we were sent out for training.
:40:47. > :41:10.Upon my return, I became a member of the National high command, an
:41:11. > :41:27.organisation that was supervising the activities of people. I was
:41:28. > :41:38.arrested together with Madiba, and we were charged. We were charged
:41:39. > :41:43.with attempting to overthrow the government. We were eventually found
:41:44. > :41:59.guilty and sentenced to life in prison on Robben Island. I occupied
:42:00. > :42:10.the cell next to that of Madiba In prison, Madiba digs you `` exuded
:42:11. > :42:21.leadership based on collective thinking.
:42:22. > :42:38.Without Madiba's ongoing ideas, for that I cannot thank him enough. I am
:42:39. > :42:51.certain many people have been fortunate enough to benefit from his
:42:52. > :43:03.example. Many have strived to emulate the great man. I am told my
:43:04. > :43:12.time is up. But it should be our collective wisdom, conviction and
:43:13. > :43:18.resolve and the community of nations to uphold the values of Nelson
:43:19. > :43:28.Mandela. God bless Madiba. God bless your soul. May his soul rest in
:43:29. > :43:40.peace. Thank you very much. Thank you very much, Andrew
:43:41. > :43:53.Mlangeni. All those who loved Madiba I hear the morning indignity. We
:43:54. > :43:55.would like to call Makgatho Mandela to come and pay tribute on behalf of
:43:56. > :44:27.the family. President of the public of South
:44:28. > :44:35.Africa, , President Jacob Zuma, eminent presidents, ladies and
:44:36. > :44:56.gentlemen. On occasions such as this, charged with raw emotions,
:44:57. > :45:08.with sorrow and anguish, official salutations have already been
:45:09. > :45:11.expressed on this solemn occasion. We pay tribute here at this venue
:45:12. > :45:15.and dedicated venues around South Africa, and via television and the
:45:16. > :45:25.World Wide Web to the great man, but World Wide Web to the great man, but
:45:26. > :45:39.also to celebrate a glorious life well lived. Today, more than any
:45:40. > :45:44.other feeling my family holds is thankfulness for a wonderful life.
:45:45. > :45:49.On behalf of the family, we take this opportunity to extend our
:45:50. > :45:53.sincere gratitude to the religious communities and various other
:45:54. > :46:01.communities around the globe for their thoughts, prayers and messages
:46:02. > :46:08.and solidarity which they have generously extended to us. Our
:46:09. > :46:14.burden of pain and sorrow is lessened I the outpouring national
:46:15. > :46:20.and international grief for our father and elder. We have always
:46:21. > :46:26.been mindful that we share Madiba with the rest of South Africa,
:46:27. > :46:34.Africa and the rest of the world. Indeed, Madiba was a great man, but
:46:35. > :46:41.was humble in all things. He saw his greatness not as a means to dominate
:46:42. > :46:48.or to have a sense of superiority over others, but as a means to make
:46:49. > :46:50.all men and women equal so that their lives could be lived to their
:46:51. > :46:56.fullest human potential. To him, fullest human potential. To him,
:46:57. > :47:06.life was all about service to others, and setting souls and bodies
:47:07. > :47:12.free. This is what Mandela's life was about. That was his vision for
:47:13. > :47:21.South Africa and Africa, and his legacy leaves us all to carry on. In
:47:22. > :47:29.his lifetime, Madiba mingled with kings, queens and presidents. Prime
:47:30. > :47:37.ministers, captains of industries. At the core of his being was the man
:47:38. > :47:45.of the people. A simple man and one who knew that no matter how many
:47:46. > :47:57.accolades he obtained in life, he knew where he belonged. He was a son
:47:58. > :48:14.of Africa, a descendant of a great king. You will always be remembered.
:48:15. > :48:21.As Mandela would have reached it, here this morning are the week, the
:48:22. > :48:32.rich and the poor, the mighty and the ordinary, to mourn this person
:48:33. > :48:40.from the African soil. I am sure he is smiling as he looks down on the
:48:41. > :48:55.multitude of faces gathered here. This is what he strove for, the
:48:56. > :49:04.equality of man. We were blessed to be associated with this amazing icon
:49:05. > :49:08.and to have his legacy is the most precious gift distilled upon us all.
:49:09. > :49:23.As we left our eyes to the dawning of a new era with out Madiba at our
:49:24. > :49:30.side, we hope we will join us with the prayer and support demonstrated
:49:31. > :49:34.in every corner of this land and the far`flung corners of the world. This
:49:35. > :49:41.is a true reflection of all that Madiba stood for. He stood for
:49:42. > :49:49.peace, justice and unity of all mankind. Let us keep his dream alive
:49:50. > :49:54.in the way in which we honour the humanity in each other, in the way
:49:55. > :50:06.in which we reach out to the humanity in each other, and the way
:50:07. > :50:14.in which we help the forgotten. In this regard, we, the Mandela
:50:15. > :50:19.family, enter into a solemn covenant with you that we will recommit
:50:20. > :50:30.ourselves to the values and the ideas Madiba stood for. We hope that
:50:31. > :50:44.you will continue to stand by us, encourage us, guide us, and because
:50:45. > :50:56.of you as a family, we have no option but to follow the legacy of
:50:57. > :51:08.Nelson Mandela. Let the word go beyond our borders, we do not dare
:51:09. > :51:12.not hold up his legacy. He taught the next generation of leaders, who
:51:13. > :51:37.must seek to make the world a better place. Friends, at long last, there
:51:38. > :51:41.has been the final call on our brother's glorious life. He is gone
:51:42. > :51:51.from before our eyes but never from our hearts and minds. As we mourn
:51:52. > :51:59.today, let us not for get in many tomorrow's that the greatest witness
:52:00. > :52:04.to his life is for us all to live in testament to his magnificent legacy.
:52:05. > :52:19.Although he no longer walks among us, he has left us reconciliation.
:52:20. > :52:23.His journey must continue. It falls upon us, to all nations great and
:52:24. > :52:28.small, to all people far and wide, let us dedicate ourselves to
:52:29. > :52:49.continuing the journey in which we travelled together to a world in
:52:50. > :53:00.which harmony prevails. SPEAKS IN NATIVE
:53:01. > :53:23.We have a number of guests from all over the world. We have well over 91
:53:24. > :53:31.countries that have sent delegations and we would like to thank them for
:53:32. > :53:39.being here. We have countries such as Afghanistan, Angola, Algeria,
:53:40. > :53:52.Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, the Bahamas, Bangladesh,
:53:53. > :54:01.Barbados, United Arab Emirates, Belgium and many others will
:54:02. > :54:06.continue acknowledging this as we move on. With a view on catching up
:54:07. > :54:17.on lost time, we are going to call upon Madiba's grandchildren. Madiba
:54:18. > :54:29.had 18 grandchildren and 12 great`grandchildren. We are going to
:54:30. > :54:37.call several of them. They are going to pay tribute to their grandfather
:54:38. > :54:55.and great`grandfather. I call them to come to the stage and express
:54:56. > :55:00.their tribute to their grandfather. On behalf of of the family I would
:55:01. > :55:09.like to thank all of the heads of states. Struck by lightning bolt in
:55:10. > :55:17.the dead of night, days disorientated, grappling with
:55:18. > :55:20.emotions, struggling to bid farewell to any mortal, caught in the world
:55:21. > :55:26.learned, what do I do? I need a home. When sadness and celebrations
:55:27. > :55:38.con mingle, the body shudders, shakes and implodes. Special wins no
:55:39. > :55:43.memories. You are lodged in our memories. Utah over the world like a
:55:44. > :55:58.comic, leaving streaks of light for us to follow. We salute you. Madiba.
:55:59. > :56:11.SPEAKS IN NATIVE TONGUE. A colossus, he stole the fire from
:56:12. > :56:20.the gods to light our path from freedom. He lit bar stools to cook a
:56:21. > :56:35.meal of peace and reconciliation. Ash Mac he let our stoves. Shall we
:56:36. > :56:47.walk in his footsteps? Madiba, they say you are a brilliant man. They
:56:48. > :56:56.say, you are a wise man. You reminded them of the otherwise men.
:56:57. > :57:02.`` other wise men. They say you are resilient, was Oliver Tambo not more
:57:03. > :57:05.resilient? You are a mirror that reflects the glory of mind and
:57:06. > :57:14.heart. The retort, my people reflect the splendours of our dreams. You
:57:15. > :57:19.have taught us that. A group of trees break the wind, but the one
:57:20. > :57:24.that towers above the rest is broken by the wind. Child of the land,
:57:25. > :57:29.child of dreams of a future where black and white, richer and poorer,
:57:30. > :57:44.men, women and children must live side`by`side dreaming the same
:57:45. > :57:54.dream, and we salute you. Thank you very much. Can I ask that
:57:55. > :58:01.we should show discipline, the same level of discipline that Madiba
:58:02. > :58:11.exuded, when we applaud let us applauds as someone has spoken and
:58:12. > :58:28.behind me, I know that... APPLAUSE.
:58:29. > :58:41.Behind me, there are people who are enthusiastic. Can I ask for
:58:42. > :58:44.discipline, please? There are people behind me who are very
:58:45. > :58:54.enthusiastic, who loved Madiba dearly. Can we all be disciplined,
:58:55. > :59:01.please? I now ask the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr
:59:02. > :59:11.Ban Ki`Moon, to come and pay tribute on behalf of of the United Nations.
:59:12. > :59:32.Your accident sea, president of South Africa, loving family of
:59:33. > :59:46.Nelson Mandela, your Highnesses, Nelson Mandela, your Highnesses
:59:47. > :59:52.heads of state and government, dear citizens of South Africa, ladies and
:59:53. > :00:00.gentlemen, I am deeply honoured to participate in this memory and
:00:01. > :00:13.service for the former president, Nelson Mandela. We join together in
:00:14. > :00:26.sorrow in celebration of a mighty life. What a wondrous display of
:00:27. > :00:32.this rainbow nation. In nature, a rainbow in merges from rain and
:00:33. > :00:45.sorrow. It is that blending of the symbol of our grief and gratitude
:00:46. > :00:56.that I feel today. We will see the rainbow soon. Through the reign of
:00:57. > :01:08.sadness, a rainbow here's our hearts. I offer my deepest pond
:01:09. > :01:12.rinses to Graca Machel and the Mandela family, to Winnie
:01:13. > :01:23.Mandela... APPLAUSE.
:01:24. > :01:34.And the Mandela's larger family the people of South Africa. Ladies and
:01:35. > :01:43.gentlemen, this stadium holds tens of thousands of people but even an
:01:44. > :01:52.arena as big as the African continent could not contain our pain
:01:53. > :01:59.today. South Africa has lost a hero. They have lost a father. The
:02:00. > :02:09.world has lost a beloved friend and mentor. Nelson Mandela was more than
:02:10. > :02:19.one of the greatest leaders of our time, he was one of our greatest
:02:20. > :02:27.teachers. He taught by example. He sacrificed so much and was willing
:02:28. > :02:35.to give up everything here for freedom and equality, for democracy
:02:36. > :02:44.and justice. His compassion stands out most. He was angry at
:02:45. > :02:57.injustice, not at individuals. He hated hatred, not the people caught
:02:58. > :03:07.up in it. He showed an awesome power to connect people with each other
:03:08. > :03:13.and with the true meaning of peace. That was his unique gift, and that
:03:14. > :03:26.was the lesson he shared with all of humankind. Look around this stadium
:03:27. > :03:28.and this stage. We see people representing many points of view,
:03:29. > :03:53.and people from all walks of life. All are here and United today. He
:03:54. > :04:05.left deep roots that reach across the country. Ladies and gentlemen,
:04:06. > :04:12.South Africa's democratic transformation was a victory by and
:04:13. > :04:18.for South Africans. But it was also a triumph for the ideals of the
:04:19. > :04:27.United Nations, and for anyone anywhere who has ever faced the
:04:28. > :04:29.poison of prejudice. The United Nations stood side`by`side with
:04:30. > :04:36.Nelson Mandela and the people of South Africa in the fight against
:04:37. > :04:55.apartheid. We used every tool we had. Sanctions, arms embargo, sports
:04:56. > :05:14.or `` boycott. We spoke up loud and clear around the world. We continue
:05:15. > :05:24.to look for prosperity, equality, peace. Nelson Mandela showed us the
:05:25. > :05:37.way with a heart larger than this stadium, and an infectious smile. It
:05:38. > :05:50.is lit up the world. Nelson Mandela is at rest. His long walk is
:05:51. > :06:02.complete. Let us now be inspired by the spirit he awakened in all of us,
:06:03. > :06:12.the people of hope. Nelson Mandela fought throughout his life for each
:06:13. > :06:21.and everyone of us. It is the duty of all of us to love him, to keep
:06:22. > :06:24.his memory alive in our heart and to embody his example in our lives.
:06:25. > :06:24.his memory alive in our heart and to embody his example in our lives May
:06:25. > :07:11.he rest in peace and in eternity. As we continue to welcome our
:07:12. > :07:24.dignitaries from all over the world, we would like to acknowledge
:07:25. > :07:39.his Excellency Mr Mohamed Abdelaziz, the president of
:07:40. > :07:56.Equatorial Guinea, the president from the Republic of Uganda, Mr
:07:57. > :08:12.Robert Mugabe, President Alba share from Saddam. His Royal Highness King
:08:13. > :08:37.Philip of Belgium, the president of the Republic of Congo, the president
:08:38. > :08:44.of Djibouti. We welcome the Queen and the President from Jordan, His
:08:45. > :09:00.Royal Highness grand Duke Henry of Luxembourg, the Honourable Prime
:09:01. > :09:05.Minister of Trinidad and Tobago his Excellency the President of the
:09:06. > :09:18.Seychelles, the president of the European Union, Mr Hamid Karzai of
:09:19. > :09:25.Afghanistan, President Mohammed Abbas from Palestine, the president
:09:26. > :09:41.of Mozambique, Abbas from Palestine, the president
:09:42. > :09:46.JON SOPEL: We are hearing a long list of the dignitaries that are
:09:47. > :09:55.attending, heads of government, and ex`presidents. It is just worth
:09:56. > :09:59.making the point that every time that President Jacob Zuma's name has
:10:00. > :10:05.been mentioned, the current president of South Africa, it has
:10:06. > :10:09.been greeted by booing from the audience, in marked contrast to some
:10:10. > :10:19.of the cheering that has run out for names like Barack Obama and the
:10:20. > :10:22.Zimbabwe leader, Robert Mugabe, and I'm sure Ban Ki`Moon would have been
:10:23. > :10:35.delighted by the reception that he was accorded as well. You can see
:10:36. > :10:40.that the Clintons have arrived. And there we see some of the French
:10:41. > :10:49.leaders, and still to come, we are going to be hearing in a moment from
:10:50. > :10:51.President Barack Obama himself as well as another of otherworldly
:10:52. > :11:08.does. But let's take you back inside the stadium.
:11:09. > :11:24.We will call upon a tribute from the AAU commission.
:11:25. > :11:53.# Odes to Africa, believe the burning sun.
:11:54. > :12:00.# Where a host of hearts waiting to be won.
:12:01. > :12:10.# Many lives have passed away # And many hopes.
:12:11. > :12:55.# Many voices crying now. # To the living God.
:12:56. > :13:10.# Breathes a prayer for Africa. # God the Father's love.
:13:11. > :13:21.# Can reach down and less all hearts.
:13:22. > :13:31.# From his heaven above. # And when lips are owned by grace.
:13:32. > :13:39.# They so sweetly seeing. # Pray for peace in Africa.
:13:40. > :13:48.# To the loving God. # Tell me, Lord Jesus.
:13:49. > :14:26.# God bless Africa. # Tell me Lord Jesus.
:14:27. > :14:32.# In the hills and waters. # God bless Africa.
:14:33. > :15:12.# Her sons and daughters. JON SOPEL: We seem to have lost the
:15:13. > :15:14.feed again from the stadium. I think it may have come back now. Let's go
:15:15. > :15:27.back. Long live Nelson Mandela, long
:15:28. > :15:37.live! Long live Nelson Mandela, long live! Can we appeal for those behind
:15:38. > :15:47.the stage to please tone down. Long live Nelson Mandela, long live! Can
:15:48. > :15:58.we appeal for those behind the stage as Dr Zuma is now on the stage.
:15:59. > :16:11.I thank you, programme director his Excellency President Jacob Zuma,
:16:12. > :16:15.your Majesty is, your Highness is, your Excellencies, heads of
:16:16. > :16:29.government. JON SOPEL: A little confusion in the
:16:30. > :16:35.handover, with Sue `` Cyril Ramaphosa asking people to be more
:16:36. > :16:41.respectful when President Jacob Zuma's name is mentioned. Letters to
:16:42. > :16:44.go back to listen to the tribute by the African union commission chair,
:16:45. > :17:06.although I should say that... We are celebrating the life of a
:17:07. > :17:12.gallant fighter, ANC leader, leader of the South African people as a
:17:13. > :17:22.whole, leader of the African people and the rest of the world. We stand
:17:23. > :17:30.proud of you, Madiba. Who represents the best pan African values of
:17:31. > :17:38.freedom, solidarity, service to the people, equality, sacrifice and
:17:39. > :17:48.defence of the human dignity. Throughout his life, he lived these
:17:49. > :17:52.values, always willing to serve, prepared to listen and respect all
:17:53. > :18:10.views, including those that differed from his. His humanity, compassion,
:18:11. > :18:15.commitment, courage and openness meant that working with him and
:18:16. > :18:22.engaging with him, talking to him with always a lesson `` was always a
:18:23. > :18:29.lesson. At the same time, he could be resolutely firm. He could stand
:18:30. > :18:41.his ground, E specially when it came to the defence of the poor. ``
:18:42. > :18:54.especially. He is among the ranks of African heroes whose commitment to
:18:55. > :19:04.equality and justice made steadfast throughout their lives. As one of
:19:05. > :19:10.the young militants of the ANC Youth League, he said he understood that
:19:11. > :19:15.South Africa's struggles were closely linked to struggles of the
:19:16. > :19:30.oppressed people across Africa. And indeed, the world. He said in 1 51,
:19:31. > :19:39.history is on the side of the oppressed. The growing pan African
:19:40. > :19:42.movement, the increasing number of independent African countries and
:19:43. > :19:46.the unflinching solidarity of the struggles of those still under the
:19:47. > :19:54.yoke of oppression was a source of inspiration to him and his peers. It
:19:55. > :20:07.was this solidarity that Madiba counted on when he was sent to
:20:08. > :20:16.mobilise a plan for South Africa's armed struggle. It took him across
:20:17. > :20:36.the continent, to Ethiopia, eejit, `` , Senegal, and many others.
:20:37. > :20:44.Wherever he went, doors were opened. He got military training and support
:20:45. > :20:52.for the struggle. When our organisation was banned and our
:20:53. > :20:57.leaders were arrested, our continent became home to freedom fighters from
:20:58. > :21:21.across South Africa. A number of those countries became targets.
:21:22. > :21:22.Thus, when Madiba took his seat as the first democratic and nonracial
:21:23. > :21:36.president of South Africa, in 1 94, president of South Africa, in 1 94,
:21:37. > :21:46.he paid tribute to our common African struggles when he said, I
:21:47. > :21:55.quote, we are here today not to thank, dear brothers and sisters,
:21:56. > :22:00.because such thanks would be displaced. We are here to salute and
:22:01. > :22:07.congratulate you for the most magnificent and historical victory
:22:08. > :22:14.over and inhuman system whose very name was tyranny and injustice. When
:22:15. > :22:21.the history of our struggle is written, it will tell a glorious
:22:22. > :22:31.tale of African solidarity, of African adherence to principal. It
:22:32. > :22:44.will tell a story of sacrifice from the peoples of our continent, who
:22:45. > :22:53.ensured that crimes of humanity became a thing of the past. Africans
:22:54. > :23:00.surrendered the lives of their children so that all men could be
:23:01. > :23:11.free. She gave of her limited wealth and resources so that all of Africa
:23:12. > :23:19.should be liberated. During his presidency, Mandela Champion
:23:20. > :23:28.Security on the continent and passionately championed campaigns
:23:29. > :23:37.for Africa's development. Through a life of service and struggle, his
:23:38. > :23:41.relationship with all humanity, he shaped the history not only of South
:23:42. > :23:54.Africa and Africa, but also of the world. Today, as we bid farewell to
:23:55. > :24:00.this great pan African hero, Africa recalls Madiba's words during his
:24:01. > :24:10.inauguration ` the time for the healing of the wounds has come, the
:24:11. > :24:17.moment to bridge the chasm that divides us has come.
:24:18. > :24:22.Let me bring in our world affairs editor, John Simpson. There have
:24:23. > :24:26.been technical problems, there is driving rain and it is a cold day,
:24:27. > :24:35.but I imagine if you are a South African or an African, you feel a
:24:36. > :24:41.sense of immense pride? Enormous pride. Who else could have attracted
:24:42. > :24:51.so many foreign leaders to one place in the centre of Soweto? Only one
:24:52. > :24:55.person. And that sheds a radiance over South Africa in general. It
:24:56. > :24:58.gives people a sense of the significance of their country on a
:24:59. > :25:06.world stage, something that most people here do not have much
:25:07. > :25:17.awareness of. This is a day for celebrating that huge international
:25:18. > :25:26.emotion in South Africa. We heard the crowd booing for Jacob Zuma and
:25:27. > :25:35.one of the opposition politicians. Yes, Julius Malabar. This is
:25:36. > :25:44.politician `` politics continuing as we watched. I thought it would go
:25:45. > :25:49.quiet for today and they would concentrate on listening to their
:25:50. > :25:51.praises, but that is what is coming on. You can see in the pictures, you
:25:52. > :25:59.on. You can see in the pictures you can see people waving and chanting.
:26:00. > :26:05.When Robert Mugabe came up, people were cheering for him. When Jacob
:26:06. > :26:17.Zuma's name comes up, he was booed. We should not take this up as an ant
:26:18. > :26:20.type ANC `` anti`ANC rally, it is a temporary moment and they have got
:26:21. > :26:32.the opportunity to express their feelings. As we look at the picture
:26:33. > :26:35.of Mandela in the stadium, part of today is that the South African
:26:36. > :26:41.public would like to see a reclamation of some of the
:26:42. > :26:44.principles of Nelson Mandela, the integrity, the bringing people
:26:45. > :26:53.together, honesty and public life and all the rest of it. Wouldn't we
:26:54. > :26:55.all, really? That is a worldwide phenomenon and that is why people
:26:56. > :27:05.around the world are watching this today. They believe that Nelson
:27:06. > :27:10.Mandela represented those higher qualities, way above the normal
:27:11. > :27:18.political series. As a politician, it is remarkable that as we watch
:27:19. > :27:25.names and reputations get shredded by time, does the image become even
:27:26. > :27:34.more burnished? With Nelson Mandela, it did. In purely practical terms,
:27:35. > :27:40.he was president for one term. He left at a time when things were
:27:41. > :27:44.still at a very high pitch in terms of the emotion about the handover
:27:45. > :27:48.and the change. On the one hand, people were glory in what had
:27:49. > :27:54.happened and on the other, people deeply relieved by it all. Then he
:27:55. > :27:58.went into retirement and other people had to go through more
:27:59. > :28:04.difficult times. I think there is a musical interlude. Straight after
:28:05. > :28:10.that, I think we will be hearing from President Obama who was not in
:28:11. > :28:16.the stadium when the memorial service got underway. The service
:28:17. > :28:25.began an hour late and proceeded through a long welcome, and then
:28:26. > :28:35.Barack Obama, we understood he was going to land in Marine One beside
:28:36. > :28:37.the stadium. I think we are expecting him to speak after this
:28:38. > :28:41.musical interlude. John Simpson, expecting him to speak after this
:28:42. > :28:48.musical interlude. John Simpson, it is clear... I think we can see
:28:49. > :29:00.Barack Obama walking towards the podium, where he will address the
:29:01. > :29:08.crowds. Let's just here. He is jogging up. He is still youthful, it
:29:09. > :29:13.is like he is still campaigning. jogging up. He is still youthful, it
:29:14. > :29:17.is like he is still campaigning. A lot of people are campaigning in one
:29:18. > :29:26.sense or another. Everybody wants a little bit of that Mandela magic.
:29:27. > :29:29.What else would bring the president of Cuba and the president of the
:29:30. > :29:36.United States on to the same platform? It is true, all of the
:29:37. > :29:56.other 91 figures that are here today are the same. It was picked up that
:29:57. > :30:02.he kissed Dilma Rousseff on the cheeks. I think they have agreed not
:30:03. > :30:10.to blame each other. You can see him lingering with FW de Klerk, the
:30:11. > :30:13.president of South Africa who was part of the transition of power to a
:30:14. > :30:20.system where it was truly one person, one vote in the presidential
:30:21. > :30:28.election in 1994. Barack Obama, shaking hands with more or less
:30:29. > :30:33.everyone. I wonder if he will shake hands with Robert Mugabe? He has got
:30:34. > :30:36.a great knack of getting his hand and before they notice and before
:30:37. > :30:45.they notice, people have shaken hands with him. Barack Obama has
:30:46. > :30:52.taken his seat and is waiting to be called to deliver his tribute to
:30:53. > :30:55.Nelson Mandela. One wonders whether the first black South African
:30:56. > :31:02.president actually made it a little bit easier in 2008 for the United
:31:03. > :31:17.States to have its first black president. The crowd, still
:31:18. > :31:35.excited, despite how wet they must be. Good for him for just standing
:31:36. > :31:44.out in it in only a jacket. He keeps getting away from the umbrella! It
:31:45. > :31:46.is a day of huge emotion for these people. There is sadness but there
:31:47. > :31:50.is an overwhelming sense of joy. A people. There is sadness but there
:31:51. > :31:53.is an overwhelming sense of joy A is an overwhelming sense of joy A
:31:54. > :31:58.pride as well, I think. It is joy and pride. He was the father of a
:31:59. > :32:03.nation, there is no question about it, and he will always have that
:32:04. > :32:10.status, like Gandhi has in India. There are people who are praised in
:32:11. > :32:14.their lifetimes and then three are four years after they have gone
:32:15. > :32:29.they are forgotten, but I do not think it will happen in his case.
:32:30. > :32:54.Thank you very much. That was a collaboration between joyous
:32:55. > :33:05.celebration and Cam Franklin from the United States. We would now like
:33:06. > :33:17.to welcome to the stage and to the podium and ask him to address us,
:33:18. > :33:27.President Barack Obama. APPLAUSE
:33:28. > :33:39.Thank you. APPLAUSE
:33:40. > :34:03.Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you.
:34:04. > :34:14.The Graca Machel and the Mandela family, the President Zuma and
:34:15. > :34:23.members of the government to heads of state and government, past and
:34:24. > :34:28.present, distinguished guests, it is a singular honour to be with you
:34:29. > :34:35.today. To celebrate a life like no other. To the people of South
:34:36. > :34:44.Africa... APPLAUSE
:34:45. > :34:57.People of every race and every walk of life, the world thanks you for
:34:58. > :35:06.sharing Nelson Mandela with us. His struggle was your struggle. His
:35:07. > :35:13.triumph was your Triumph. Your dignity and your hope found
:35:14. > :35:22.expression in his life, and your freedom, your democracy, is his
:35:23. > :35:31.cherished legacy. It is hard to eulogise any man, the capture in
:35:32. > :35:39.words not just the facts and the date that make life, but the
:35:40. > :35:52.essential truth of a person, their private joys and sorrow Pru ``
:35:53. > :36:01.sorrows, the private moments that eliminate someone's soul. He moved a
:36:02. > :36:06.nation towards justice, and in the process, moved billions around the
:36:07. > :36:18.world. Born during World War I, far from the corridors of power, a boy
:36:19. > :36:24.raised herding cattle. Madiba would emerge as the last great liberator
:36:25. > :36:29.of the 20th century. Like Gandhi, he would lead a resistance movement, a
:36:30. > :36:36.movement that had its start had little prospect of success. Like Dr
:36:37. > :36:47.King, he would give hope and voice to the claims of the oppressed and
:36:48. > :36:53.hope of racial justice. He would in due a brutal imprisonment that began
:36:54. > :37:01.in the time of Kennedy and Khrushchev and reached the final
:37:02. > :37:05.days of the Cold War. Emerging from prison, he would like Abraham
:37:06. > :37:10.Lincoln holed his country together when it threatened to break apart.
:37:11. > :37:14.And like America's founding fathers, he would erect a
:37:15. > :37:21.constitutional order to preserve freedom for future generations. A
:37:22. > :37:24.commitment to democracy and rule of law ratified not only by his
:37:25. > :37:27.election but by his willingness to step down from power after only one
:37:28. > :37:44.term. Given the sweep of his life, the
:37:45. > :37:50.scope of his accomplishments, the adoration that he so rightly earned,
:37:51. > :37:59.it is Tim in to remember Nelson Mandela as an icon, smiling and
:38:00. > :38:00.Serena, detached from the tawdry affairs of lesser men, but Madiba
:38:01. > :38:24.strongly resisted such an image. Instead, Madiba insisted on sharing
:38:25. > :38:32.with us his hope and fears, his miscalculations as long as is his
:38:33. > :38:40.victories. I am not a saint, he said, unless you think of a saint is
:38:41. > :38:44.a sinner who keeps on trying. And it was precisely because he could admit
:38:45. > :38:49.the imperfection, because he could be so full of good humour, even
:38:50. > :38:56.mischief, despite the heavy burdens that he carried, that we loved him
:38:57. > :39:01.so. He was not a bust made of marble, he was a man of flesh and
:39:02. > :39:07.blood, a son and a husband, a father and a friend. And that is why we
:39:08. > :39:12.learned so much from him, and that is why we can learn from him still,
:39:13. > :39:21.for nothing he achieved was inevitable. The arc of his life, a
:39:22. > :39:27.man who earned his place in history through struggle and shrewdness and
:39:28. > :39:33.persistence and faith. He tells us what is possible, not just in the
:39:34. > :39:42.pages of history books but in our own lives as well. Mandela showed us
:39:43. > :39:55.the power of action, of taking risks on behalf of our ideals. Perhaps he
:39:56. > :40:01.was right that he in in heritage proud rebelliousness, a stubborn
:40:02. > :40:05.sense of fairness, and we know he shared with millions of black South
:40:06. > :40:09.Africans the anger born of a thousand slights, a thousand
:40:10. > :40:14.indignities, a thousand unremembered moments, a desire to fight the
:40:15. > :40:19.system that imprisoned my people, he said. Like other early giants of the
:40:20. > :40:40.ANC, Madiba disciplined his anger and
:40:41. > :40:43.channelled his desire to fight into strategies for action and platforms,
:40:44. > :40:54.so that men and women could stand up for their God`given dignity. He
:40:55. > :41:06.accepted the consequences of his actions, knowing that standing up to
:41:07. > :41:09.in justice carries a price. " I have fought against white domination and
:41:10. > :41:15.I have fought against black domination. I cherish the idea of a
:41:16. > :41:20.free society in which all persons live with equal opportunities. It is
:41:21. > :41:26.an ideal which I hope to live for and achieve, and it is an ideal for
:41:27. > :41:37.which I am prepared to die. " APPLAUSE
:41:38. > :41:43.Mandela taught us the power of action, but he also taught us the
:41:44. > :41:50.power of ideas. The importance of reason and argument, the need to
:41:51. > :41:57.study not only those who you agree with but also those who you don t
:41:58. > :42:05.agree with. He understood that ideas cannot be contained by prison
:42:06. > :42:10.walls. He turned his trial into an indictment of apartheid because of
:42:11. > :42:15.his eloquence and passion, but also his training as an advocate. He used
:42:16. > :42:22.decades of prison to sharpen his arguments, but also to take his
:42:23. > :42:26.first for knowledge to others in the movement, and he learned the
:42:27. > :42:29.language and the customs of his oppressors so that one day he might
:42:30. > :42:39.better conveyed to them how their own freedom depended upon his.
:42:40. > :42:50.Mandela demonstrated that action and ideas are not enough, no matter how
:42:51. > :42:58.right they must also be chiselled in the mall and institutions. He was
:42:59. > :43:03.practical, testing his beliefs against the hard surface of
:43:04. > :43:08.circumstance and history. On core principles, he was an yielding,
:43:09. > :43:11.which is why he could rebuff offers of unconditional release, reminding
:43:12. > :43:19.the apartheid regime that prisoners cannot enter into contracts. But as
:43:20. > :43:27.he showed in painstakingly go she Asian is `` negotiations that he was
:43:28. > :43:35.not afraid to compromise for the sake of a larger goal. The
:43:36. > :43:41.Constitution that emerged was worthy of this multiracial democracy, true
:43:42. > :43:47.to his division of laws that protect minority as well as majority
:43:48. > :43:55.rights, and those of every South African. And finally, Mandela
:43:56. > :44:12.understood the ties that bind the human spirit. There is a word in
:44:13. > :44:18.South Africa, Ubuntu. A word that captures Mandela's greatest gift.
:44:19. > :44:25.His recognition that we are all bound together in ways that are
:44:26. > :44:29.invisible to the eye, but there is a oneness to humanity, that we achieve
:44:30. > :44:38.ourselves by sharing ourselves with others and caring for those around
:44:39. > :44:44.us. We can never know how much of this came from him or was shaped in
:44:45. > :44:51.a dark and solitary cell. But we remember the gestures, large and
:44:52. > :44:57.small, introducing his jailers as honoured guest at his inauguration,
:44:58. > :45:06.taking a pitch in a Springbok uniform, turning his family's
:45:07. > :45:14.heartbreak into a call to confront HIV and aids, that revealed the
:45:15. > :45:20.depth to his understanding will stop he not only embodied Ubuntu, he
:45:21. > :45:26.taught millions to find that within themselves. It took a man like
:45:27. > :45:28.Madiba the free not just the prisoner but the jailer as well to
:45:29. > :45:33.prisoner but the jailer as well, to show that you must trust others so
:45:34. > :45:53.that they may trust you, to teach that reconciliation is not a matter
:45:54. > :45:59.of ignoring a crawl past `` a cruel past, but including it. For the
:46:00. > :46:15.people of South Africa, for those he inspired around the globe, Madiba's
:46:16. > :46:20.passing is rightly a time of mourning and a time to celebrate his
:46:21. > :46:27.life. But I believe it should also give us a time of reflection. We
:46:28. > :46:39.must ask, how well have I applied his lessons to my life? It is a
:46:40. > :46:45.question I ask myself. As a man and as a president. We know that, like
:46:46. > :46:54.South Africa, the United States had to overcome centuries of racial
:46:55. > :46:57.subjugation. As was true here, it took sacrifice, the sacrifices of
:46:58. > :47:04.countless people, known and unknown, to see the dawn of a new
:47:05. > :47:13.day. Michelle and I are beneficiaries of that struggle. But
:47:14. > :47:18.in America and in South Africa, and in countries all around the globe,
:47:19. > :47:28.we cannot allow our progress to cloud the fact that our work is not
:47:29. > :47:34.yet done. The struggles that follow the victory of equality may not be
:47:35. > :47:38.as filled with drama as those that came before, but they are no less
:47:39. > :47:45.important. For around the world today, we still see children
:47:46. > :47:50.suffering from hunger and disease, we still see rundown schools, we
:47:51. > :47:55.still see young people without prospects for the future. Around the
:47:56. > :47:59.world today, men and women are still in prison for their political
:48:00. > :48:03.beliefs, and are still persecuted for what they look like and how they
:48:04. > :48:13.worship and who they love. That is happening today.
:48:14. > :48:22.APPLAUSE And so, we, too, must act on behalf
:48:23. > :48:32.of justice. We must act on behalf of peace. There are too many people who
:48:33. > :48:39.passionately resist even modest reforms that would challenge growing
:48:40. > :48:46.inequality. There are too many leaders who claim solidarity with
:48:47. > :48:54.Madiba's struggle for freedom to not tolerate the same from their own
:48:55. > :49:04.people. `` but do not tolerate. There are too many of us, too many
:49:05. > :49:08.of those on the sidelines, convert a ball in complacency or cynicism. ``
:49:09. > :49:13.of double. The questions we face today, how to
:49:14. > :49:21.uphold freedom and human rights, The questions we face today, how to
:49:22. > :49:24.uphold freedom and human rights how uphold freedom and human rights, how
:49:25. > :49:28.to end conflict and sectarian war, these things do not have easy
:49:29. > :49:37.answers. There are no easy answers in front of a child born in World
:49:38. > :49:43.War I. Nelson Mandela reminds us that it always seems impossible
:49:44. > :49:50.until it is done. South Africa shows that is true. South Africa shows we
:49:51. > :49:54.can change. It shows we can choose their world a fight not only by our
:49:55. > :49:58.differences but are common hopes. We can choose a world defined not by
:49:59. > :50:13.conflict, but by peace and justice and opportunity. We will never see
:50:14. > :50:17.the likes of Nelson Mandela again. But let me say to the young people
:50:18. > :50:29.of Africa and the young people around the world, you, too, can make
:50:30. > :50:36.his life's work your own. Over 0 years ago, whilst still a student, I
:50:37. > :50:42.learned of Nelson Mandela and the struggles taking place in this
:50:43. > :50:48.beautiful land. It stirred something in me. It woke me up to my
:50:49. > :50:52.responsibilities to others and to myself and it set me on an
:50:53. > :51:01.improbable journey that finds me here today. And while I will always
:51:02. > :51:13.fall short of Madiba's example, he makes me want to be a better man. He
:51:14. > :51:20.speaks to what is best inside us. After this great Liberator is led to
:51:21. > :51:25.rest `` laid to rest, and when we have returned to our cities and
:51:26. > :51:30.villages and rejoined our daily routines, let us search for his
:51:31. > :51:37.strength. Let us search for his largeness of spirit somewhere inside
:51:38. > :51:45.ourselves. And when the night grows dark, and injustice weighs heavy on
:51:46. > :51:52.our hearts, when our best laid plans seem beyond our reach, let us think
:51:53. > :52:08.of Madiba and the words that brought comfort within the four walls of his
:52:09. > :52:12.cell ` it matters not how charged the punishment, I am the master of
:52:13. > :52:20.my fate, I am the captain of my soul. What a magnificent soul it
:52:21. > :52:25.was. We will miss him deeply. God bless the memory of Nelson Mandela.
:52:26. > :52:29.May God bless the people of South Africa.
:52:30. > :53:00.We would like to thank President Barack Obama for his comforting
:53:01. > :53:08.words. We now move on with our programme and acknowledge the
:53:09. > :53:12.presence of a number of other world leaders who have graced our land to
:53:13. > :53:23.come and pay tribute to Nelson Mandela. His Excellency, the
:53:24. > :53:29.President of Portugal is here... President of Portugal is here..
:53:30. > :53:35.Let's reflect on the speech from Barack Obama, which almost took on
:53:36. > :53:40.the form of a lecture to other leaders around the world, not just
:53:41. > :53:45.to talk about the principles of Madiba, but to live them and
:53:46. > :53:51.exercise them in their judgement as politicians in charge of whatever
:53:52. > :53:54.countries they may be ruling. It was a powerful speech that Obama
:53:55. > :53:59.delivered and it was given a standing over a nation in the VIP
:54:00. > :54:05.area, including from George W Bush, who also stood at the end of that
:54:06. > :54:10.speech. You can see in the background, a number of the other
:54:11. > :54:21.dignitaries. Let's get a flavour of the atmosphere in the stadium.
:54:22. > :54:26.Yes, people have been sitting here listening to that speech of Barack
:54:27. > :54:32.Obama with such intention. Of course, when he was introduced as a
:54:33. > :54:39.son of the African soil, that went down incredibly well. Whenever he
:54:40. > :54:44.has come to the continent, people have intended to adopt him.
:54:45. > :54:52.Listening to the speech, and we did not get it all because the acoustics
:54:53. > :54:55.are not great in the stadium, listening to it was our
:54:56. > :55:00.correspondent in Johannesburg. How important do you think it would have
:55:01. > :55:06.been two people watching the television to have Barack Obama, the
:55:07. > :55:14.television to have Barack Obama the president of the, here today? `` the
:55:15. > :55:20.president of the year and is. We had a lot of speakers before him. There
:55:21. > :55:25.was not that much of a chair. When he came up, there was huge applause.
:55:26. > :55:31.People loved what he had to say. he came up, there was huge applause.
:55:32. > :55:33.People loved what he had to say He People loved what he had to say. He
:55:34. > :55:42.was acknowledging other South African heroes, those who struggled
:55:43. > :55:48.with Nelson Mandela. They enjoyed it when he mentioned the spirit of
:55:49. > :55:56.humanity, you cannot be fully me until I am fully use. The idea that
:55:57. > :56:05.he can fly from America and talk about this, this enthused the crowd,
:56:06. > :56:13.even when the rain was pelting down. Here, he said to the young people
:56:14. > :56:21.not just of South Africa , but of the continent, you can strive for
:56:22. > :56:26.greatness. When he was introduced, he was introduced as a son of
:56:27. > :56:30.Africa. People feel a great deal of affection for him and his wife,
:56:31. > :56:37.because Michelle Obama is here as well. I know this is a memorial
:56:38. > :56:38.service for Nelson Mandela to remember his extraordinary life,
:56:39. > :56:39.service for Nelson Mandela to remember his extraordinary life but
:56:40. > :56:44.remember his extraordinary life, but we do have to mention the fact, and
:56:45. > :56:50.it was brought up earlier in the programme, that when President Jacob
:56:51. > :56:56.Zuma is shown on the screens in the stadium, there is doing. Let's not
:56:57. > :57:11.get into too much detail, but why are these people going? `` booing.
:57:12. > :57:15.What we have here is the politics of the African National Congress. It
:57:16. > :57:31.speaks to the story in the headlines, about President Jacob
:57:32. > :57:38.Zuma being accused of taking... Let me ring in our world affairs
:57:39. > :57:45.editor, John Simpson. Fascinating speech? Fascinating, and superb He
:57:46. > :57:49.speech? Fascinating, and superb. He is a wonderful speech`maker. I have
:57:50. > :57:55.never heard him give a better speech. The weight that he brought
:57:56. > :57:59.in the people, he was on their side so much. He was using expressions
:58:00. > :58:05.that they would know here as specifically for them, such as
:58:06. > :58:09.talking about the wholeness of people. I thought it was superb.
:58:10. > :58:17.talking about the wholeness of people. I thought it was superb I
:58:18. > :58:22.loved the way that knowing some of the leaders who are here, he said it
:58:23. > :58:29.was not just enough to outdoor Mandela, but you have to do what he
:58:30. > :58:35.said. Yes, it was a eulogy and it was in praise of a remarkable life,
:58:36. > :58:39.but he also had the argument to make with the people who were there ` we
:58:40. > :58:43.have all got to learn to be better and to learn from the example of
:58:44. > :58:50.Mandela. He said twice, I think, I Mandela. He said twice, I think I
:58:51. > :58:54.want to be a better person along the lines of Nelson Mandela. It was
:58:55. > :59:01.personal to him and it was personal to the leaders there and it was
:59:02. > :59:05.personally intended to the whole nation of South Africa. I think it
:59:06. > :59:12.will go down extraordinarily well. It is also interesting, you heard
:59:13. > :59:17.Obama talking about when he first learned about Mandela when he was a
:59:18. > :59:22.student. The political class of two day have all grown up in the giant
:59:23. > :59:30.shadow cast by him. `` the political class of today. They want to be seen
:59:31. > :59:37.as following in some small way the lead that Mandela has given them. He
:59:38. > :59:47.has laid out a wafer leaders of our country to behave to all of the
:59:48. > :59:57.people of the country. `` a way for leaders. He said, he freed not only
:59:58. > :00:02.the prisoners but also the jailers. I have never heard it expressed so
:00:03. > :00:09.well. He is talking to the whole of South Africa, I think. The other
:00:10. > :00:13.point he was making, part of Mandela's experience on Robben
:00:14. > :00:18.Island, the idea that you understand your Polmont. You try and read into
:00:19. > :00:27.the mind of your opponent to understand them better. That was the
:00:28. > :00:35.key to his view of what happened when the National party got
:00:36. > :00:42.underway? The kind of revelation that Nelson Mandela achieved during
:00:43. > :00:48.his 27 years was to separate the individuals, the people, from the
:00:49. > :00:56.principles. He realised that it was possible to talk to people without
:00:57. > :01:01.having to always fight against them. I think that was his key
:01:02. > :01:07.understanding, that everyone else went through. He did not going to
:01:08. > :01:13.prison without understanding, he went in with bitterness and it took
:01:14. > :01:18.some time to get rid of. When you read his memoirs, you realise that
:01:19. > :01:22.he fought against being consumed by bitterness. When he came out, he did
:01:23. > :01:33.not want to talk about the Private should incite. `` privations
:01:34. > :01:38.inside. Mandela himself did not dwell on it. Other people wanted it
:01:39. > :01:44.out of their system. There was a lot of treatment which was very harsh
:01:45. > :01:48.and cruel, particularly in the early years, until somehow or another, one
:01:49. > :01:53.years, until somehow or another one of his greatest achievements was to
:01:54. > :01:58.win over his jailers and make the politicians realise that they had
:01:59. > :02:01.got somebody of huge important in prison that they had to release.
:02:02. > :02:01.got somebody of huge important in prison that they had to release And
:02:02. > :02:06.prison that they had to release. And so the story goes, even the most
:02:07. > :02:13.die`hard opponent of the ANC was one around to Mandela during that time
:02:14. > :02:22.in prison. He won his jailers over with his charm. Let's go back to the
:02:23. > :02:29.stadium to join George al Gaya `` my collie, who is there for us. `` my
:02:30. > :02:34.colleague. You are watching the Nelson Mandela
:02:35. > :02:44.memorial service here in Soweto. With here is our correspondent in
:02:45. > :02:47.Johannesburg. We were talking about how we saw on the screens the faces
:02:48. > :02:48.of