[Magdalen] Obama lecture

Eleanor Braun eleanor.braun at gmail.com
Tue Jul 17 12:48:15 UTC 2018


NPR is also showing it.  I can't right now, but hope to watch it later.

Eleanor

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 8:10 AM, <sally.davies at gmail.com> wrote:

> Youtube.com/SABCNews, if anyone is awake and wants to follow. Just starting
> now with Soweto Gospel Choir singing the. National Anthem, Nkosi Sikelel'e
> iAfrika
>
> Sally D
>
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 at 12:28 PM <sally.davies at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > While the world continues to reel in shock at the events of Helsinki,
> > South Africans are excited about a much anticipated event...the Nelson
> > Mandela Memorial Lecture, delivered by a certain Barack H. Obama!
> >
> > Being Mandela's Centenary this year, it's a huge event, taking place at a
> > stadium in Johannesburg with an audience of 14 000 from around the world
> > plus TV audiences.
> >
> > Whatever he's going to share with us, "it's going to be lit" as social
> > media likes to say. And is the first major address to be given by Obama
> > since he kicked off the shackles of campaigning and of high office.
> >
> > Should be starting within the hour...can't wait!
> >
> > Sally D
> >
>


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