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July 18 (also known globally as Mandela Day) 2018 marks the passage of a century since the birth of the great South African revolutionary, Nelson Mandela. The Nelson Mandela Foundation is marking this year by investing their efforts in building a values-based society by a host of programs and initiatives.
The South African government also launched a set of limited edition bank notes and gold coins to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late President Nelson Mandela. The launch forms part of events across the world, culminating locally in an annual Mandela Day lecture by former U.S. President Barack Obama.
With Barack Obama setting the tone for this year’s celebration, 2018 will also be iconic in its bringing together of the crème da le crème of the world to celebrate the legacy of Madiba. Among the many ways in which the learnings and memories of Madiba are being brought alive, the most anticipated is the Global Citizen Festival which will be headlined by celebrity couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z.
Scheduled to take place in Johannesburg in December, Global Citizen Festival will see popular celebrities play their part in paying homage to Nelson Mandela and alleviate extreme poverty. In what would be “the greatest that Global Citizen had ever put together” as described by the Global Citizen CEO, Hugh Evans – the festival will see performances by artists like CassperNyovest, D’banj, Ed Sheeran, Eddie Vedder, Femi Kuti, Pharrell Williams, Chris Martin, ShoMadjozi, Tiwa Savage, Usher and Wizkid.
The festival’s hosts include Naomi Campbell, Sir Bob Geldof, Gayle King, Bonang Matheba, Tyler Perry, and Forest Whitaker.
Many places in the Rainbow Nation commemorate the birth of the revolutionary. From the rolling hills and scattered villages of Qunu in the Eastern Cape to reverent reflections in the prison cells of Robben Island to the sacred sidewalk on Vilakazi Street in Soweto – South Africa offers a chance to follow in the footsteps to freedom of the nation’s most iconic hero – Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
Source: travelnewsdigest.in