[Magdalen] Obama lecture

sally.davies at gmail.com sally.davies at gmail.com
Tue Jul 17 13:41:32 UTC 2018


...and he is on! Tears on my face already. Just because he took such care
to pronounce everyone's name correctly. And because I miss this man SO
much. I hope Madiba is smiling somewhere

Sally D

On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 at 2:48 PM Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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