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| Naomi Campbell among stars at Johannesburg concert to honour Mandela | |
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| Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, Naomi Campbell, Pharrell Williams, Usher and other international stars gathered in Johannesburg on Sunday for a charity concert honouring Nelson Mandela a century after he was born. | |
| Thousands poured into the South African city’s FNB stadium for Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100. Singer Bob Geldof, who organised the Live Aid concerts for Africa, was also there. | Thousands poured into the South African city’s FNB stadium for Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100. Singer Bob Geldof, who organised the Live Aid concerts for Africa, was also there. |
| Global Citizen, an advocacy group, campaigns for an end to extreme poverty, and other causes. It says many people won tickets to Sunday’s concert through charity work and petition-signing. | Global Citizen, an advocacy group, campaigns for an end to extreme poverty, and other causes. It says many people won tickets to Sunday’s concert through charity work and petition-signing. |
| World leaders previously gathered at the stadium in 2013 for a memorial after the death of Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who was also South Africa’s first black president. | World leaders previously gathered at the stadium in 2013 for a memorial after the death of Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who was also South Africa’s first black president. |
| Sunday’s festival gave a platform to government leaders, CEOs and others who pledged more funding for healthcare and other social programmes. | Sunday’s festival gave a platform to government leaders, CEOs and others who pledged more funding for healthcare and other social programmes. |
| In a recorded video message, Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, promised more money in the national budget. Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, tweeted a $50m pledge for education for girls and women around the world. | In a recorded video message, Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, promised more money in the national budget. Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, tweeted a $50m pledge for education for girls and women around the world. |
| “This is amazing!” the festival host, Trevor Noah, said as Trudeau’s tweet was shown on a big stadium screen. | “This is amazing!” the festival host, Trevor Noah, said as Trudeau’s tweet was shown on a big stadium screen. |
| Hey @Trevornoah - thanks for everything you’re doing to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s legacy at the @GlblCtzn festival. Sorry I can’t be with you - but how about Canada pledges $50M to @EduCannotWait to support education for women & girls around the world? Work for you? Let’s do it. | |
| Noah had earlier highlighted a comment by Mandela that poverty could be overcome through determined action. South Africa, where white minority rule ended a quarter-century ago, is struggling with one of the world’s highest rates of income inequality. | Noah had earlier highlighted a comment by Mandela that poverty could be overcome through determined action. South Africa, where white minority rule ended a quarter-century ago, is struggling with one of the world’s highest rates of income inequality. |
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