TAZAMA PICHA ZA MATUKIO YALIYOJIRI KATIKA SHUGHULI YA KUMBUKUMBU YA NELSON MANDELA ILIYOFANYIKA AFRIKA KUSINI

Na hii ni sehemu ya hotuba ya Rais Obama katika shughuli hiyo ya kuuaga mwilili wa Mandela.

"We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again. But let me say to the young people of Africa, and young people around the world - you can make his life’s work your own. Over thirty years ago, while still a student, I learned of Mandela and the struggles in this land. It stirred something in me. It woke me up to my responsibilities - to others, and to myself - and set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. And while I will always fall short of Madiba’s example, he makes me want to be better".

Selfie: David Cameron and Barack Obama took a picture of themselves alongside Denmark's prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Get in shot! Ms Thorning-Schmidt, who is Neil Kinnock's daughter-in-law, pulls Mr Cameron into the frame

President Barack Obama and Danish prime minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt chat during the ceremony

Mrs Thorning-Schmidt then points out something of interest in the order of service

They then share a joke during the poignant memorial to Nelson Mandela

 

Obama and the Danish Prime Minister share a joke during the memorial service as the First Lady looks on unimpressed

 

Friendly: Mr Obama and Ms Thorning-Schmidt appeared to be getting on well as they sat together throughout the ceremony

Eulogy: U.S. President Obama waves to the crowd as he delivers his speech at the memorial service for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg

Passion: Mr Obama spoke of how he was inspired by Mandela's political mission when he began his own career

Fitting setting: A general view of the arena which was the location of Mr Mandela's first speech in Johannesburg after he was released from prison in 1990

Rare display of unity: President Obama shakes hands with Cuban leader Raul Castro in spite of the animosity between their governments

Historic: The handshake between Obama and Fidel Castro's brother Raul came during a ceremony that focused on Mandela's legacy of reconciliation

'His triumph was your triumph': President Barrack Obama is shown on a big screen as he delivers his eulogy to flag-waving and umbrella-holding mourners

Mutual respect: President Obama speaks to Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel during the memorial service

Giving his condolences: President Obama kisses Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel during the memorial service

Leaders: Tony Abbott, John Key and David Cameron, prime ministers of Australia, New Zealand and Britain respectively, at the service

 

 

 Representatives: David Cameron and Nick Clegg were attending the ceremony along with three former Prime Ministers of Britain

Arrival: Mr Cameron, Mr Clegg and John Major walking in to the FNB Stadium this morning

 

 Dignitaries: Sir John Major and Tony Blair were two of the former Prime Ministers of the UK to attend in honour of Mandela

Support: Gordon Brown, who paid tribute to Mandela in the Commons yesterday, with his wife Sarah and George W. Bush

 

Sombre occasion: Members of Nelson Mandela's family take their seats amid heavy rain ahead of his memorial service at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, near Johannesburg

Prominent role: U.S. President Barack Obama, who will deliver a eulogy at the service, is joined by First Lady Michelle (right)

Cheers: When America's first couple flashed up on screen the crowd roared their approval of the U.S.'s first black President

Tough conditions: Mr Obama was delayed because his motorcade struggled through the rain-soaked route to the World Cup stadium

Two very different receptions: Mr Obama, who was greeted with prolonged applause, embraces South African president Jacob Zuma, who was loudly booed

 

Embarrassing: South African Jacob Zuma was roundly booed by the crowd when he got up to deliver his tribute to Mr Mandela

 

Relatives: Mr Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Mandela Madikizela (left) and his widow Graca Machel (far right) take their seats in the stadium

 

Emotional: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (left) and Graca Machel (right) fight back tears as moving tributes to Mr Mandela are read out

Nelson Mandela's former wife Winnie Mandela Madikizela (left) and his widow Graca Machel embrace at his memorial service. The two women are close and refer to each other as 'sisters'

 

Mourning: Mr Mandela's former wife Winnie Mandela Madikizela (centre), who famously greeted her husband as he left prison, arrives at the ceremony

 

Family affair: (front row) Mr Mandela's daughters Zindzi, Zenani and Makaziwe Mandela, ex-wife

 

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said 'the world has lost a beloved friend and mentor'

UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon: 'South Africa has lost a hero, we have lost a father and the world has lost a beloved friend and mentor.

Respect: Nelson Mandela is shown on a giant screen inside the stadium as thousands of South Africans and global dignitaries file into the ground

A man waves a South African flag: South Africans have been praised for the 'dignified' way in which they have commemorated Mr Mandela's death

Umbrella weather: The ceremony started an hour late in the pouring rain to allow dignitaries and members of the public to file in to the arena

Empty seats: The 94,000-capacity stadium was reportedly only two-thirds full which may have due to the adverse weather conditions

Who's who of world leaders: VIPs and dignitaries watch from the tribune as rain lashes down during the memorial service

Paying tribute: World leaders converged on the FNB Stadium in Soweto, the Johannesburg township that was a stronghold of support for the anti-apartheid struggle that Mandela embodied

Rivals: But George W. Bush, pictured with wife Laura, apparently got on well with his predecessor Bill Clinton, pictured with wife Hillary and Chelsea

 

Wet, but well received: President Barack Obama greets members of the crowd in the pouring rain after making his speech

Homage: Obama paid an emotional tribute to Nelson Mandela, thanking the people of South Africa for 'sharing' their former president with the world

 

Leaving: Mr Obama waves to the camera as he walks out of the ceremony with the First Lady

Former president Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived separately but were seen leaving together with their daughter Chelsea (third right) and aide Huma Abedin (front)

LISTEN: Obama and Michelle cheered. President Zuma booed

 

 

Close ties: Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who Mr Mandela described as his 'honorary granddaughter', enters the FNB stadium ahead of the service

Controversial: Reviled Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is questioned by reporters as he makes his way into the stadium

Stars: U2 singer Bono and South African actress Charlize Theron talking in the crowd at the ceremony

Ally: FW de Klerk, who was awarded the Nobel Prize along with Mandela for his role in ending apartheid, arrives with his wife Elita

'He has done it again... people from all walks of life, all here, united': UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon pays tribute to Mr Mandela

Associates: Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan and Henry Kissinger arrived at the memorial service together

RAIN SHOWS 'GODS ARE WELCOMING MANDELA HOME'

Jovial: Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) and retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu appear in good spirits as they arrive for the service

Embraced: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (left) is greeted after arriving for the memorial service in Johannesburg

Sense of humour: Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson (left) chats with Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu arrive inside the FNB stadium

 

 Successor: Former South African President Thabo Mbeki is welcomed as he arrives at the FNB Stadium before heading inside the venue with his wife Zanele (left)

Audience: Italian prime minister Enrico Letta (above left), French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy (below left) and his successor Francois Hollande (below right)

Key role: Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz arrives for the memorial service where he is due to give a speech

Naomi Campbell, Bono and Charlize Theron at Mandela memorial

 

 

The highest spots: Spectators gather ahead of the Tuesday memorial ceremony

Colourful: A woman dressed in the regalia of the South African national rugby team arriving at the stadium

Celebration: A mourner wearing a wig in the South African national colours arrives at the stadium

Dance: Many of those inside the stadium were dancing to celebrate the life of the former leader

Tribute: Many of those attending the memorial were decked out in national flags and wearing celebratory clothing

Unity: Mandela is loved by South Africans for his efforts to transform the racially divided country into the 'Rainbow Nation'

Passion: The huge number of mourners at the ceremony is testimony to the impact Mandela made on his country

Carnival atmosphere: Even before the start of the service thousands had gathered to celebrate the life of the former president

Drizzle: But mourners were not deterred by the rain in Johannesburg as they arrived at the stadium

Hero: Mandela's death has united South Africa in mourning for the past five days

Springboks: South Africa's rugby captain Jean de Villiers and his predecessor Francois Pienaar were among the mourners

United: When Mandela handed the rugby world cup to Pienaar it was considered a landslide moment in the post-apartheid era

Image: Supporters bore newspapers with Mandela on the front page as they filed in to the service

Politics: A supporter waves the flag of the African National Congress, the liberation movement which became Mandela's political party

Banner: Supporters carrying a large sign which paid tribute to Mandela's lasting legacy in South Africa and the rest of the world

 

Queues: Members of the public clutching umbrellas to protect against the rain file in to the stadium in Soweto

Getting ready: Crowds have been piling up around the First National Bank stadium where Mandela's memorial service will be held on Tuesday

Filling the seats: The stadium, dubbed 'Soccer City', holds 90,000 but there have been overflow areas planned in advance

Paternal: Mandela was often known at 'Tata', or 'Father', by South Africans grateful for his legacy

Festive: Men singing in the queue for the ceremony at South Africa's largest football stadium

Prepared: People filled the stadium on Tuesday hours before the dignitaries arrived

Downpout: The rain did not deter the good-natured crowds and provided a business opportunity for entrepreneurial bystanders

 

His final appearance: It was in 'Soccer City' in 2010 where former President Mandela was last seen publicly before he stopped going to large events due to his ailing health

Inspiration: 14-year-old Thomas looks out across the arena as the crowds start to file in for the memorial service

Programme: The events were scheduled to include talks by world leaders as well as tributes from Mandela's family

Outside: A mourner holding a South African flag on the outskirts of the FNB Stadium this morning

Homestead: A woman in Mandela's village of Qunu stokes a fire as his memorial service plays on TV behind her

 

Touching down: President Obama and First Lady Michelle looked collected and sombre after coming off the 17-hour flight on Air Force One

 

Welcoming committee: President Obama and Michelle (who is covered by an umbrella) are greeted Tuesday morning on the tarmac in Johannesburg by International Relations Minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane (center)

Former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura are seen coming off of Air Force One after the Obamas as the two couples shared the plane with former Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton

Lines of succession: Obama led the Americans, followed by Michelle, then former President George Bush, Laura Bush, and Hillary Clinton seen just slightly at the end

Not attending: Russia's president Vladimir Putin today signed a book of condolence for Mandela's death at the South African embassy in Moscow.

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace Mugabe (centre) arrive in Pretoria ahead of the memorial

 

Equatorial Guinea's president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (left) and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) also arrived in South Africa on Monday night

Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain (centre) is also on the guestlist for the prestigious memorial

 

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni (left) and Malawi's President Joyce Banda (right) arrive at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria

 

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PRESIDENT OBAMA SPEECH AT NELSON MANDELA MEMORIAL CEREMONY - SOUTH AFRICA

US President Barack Obama had South Africa enthralled during his speech at the memorial held at the FNB Stadium in the late Nelson Mandela's honour. Here is the full speech:
US President Barack Obama arrives at the memorial for Nelson Mandela
"To Graça Machel and the Mandela family; to President Zuma and members of the government; to heads of state and government, past and present; distinguished guests - it is a singular honor to be with you today, to celebrate a life unlike any other. To the people of South Africa - people of every race and walk of life - the world thanks you for sharing Nelson Mandela with us. His struggle was your struggle. His triumph was your triumph. Your dignity and hope found expression in his life, and your freedom, your democracy is his cherished legacy.

"It is hard to eulogize any man - to capture in words not just the facts and the dates that make a life, but the essential truth of a person - their private joys and sorrows; the quiet moments and unique qualities that illuminate someone's soul. How much harder to do so for a giant of history, who moved a nation toward justice, and in the process moved billions around the world.

"Born during World War I, far from the corridors of power, a boy raised herding cattle and tutored by elders of his Thembu tribe - Madiba would emerge as the last great liberator of the 20th century. Like Gandhi, he would lead a resistance movement - a movement that at its start held little prospect of success. Like King, he would give potent voice to the claims of the oppressed, and the moral necessity of racial justice. He would endure a brutal imprisonment that began in the time of Kennedy and Khrushchev, and reached the final days of the Cold War. Emerging from prison, without force of arms, he would - like Lincoln - hold his country together when it threatened to break apart. Like America's founding fathers, he would erect a constitutional order to preserve freedom for future generations - a commitment to democracy and rule of law ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from power.

"Given the sweep of his life, and the adoration that he so rightly earned, it is tempting then to remember Nelson Mandela as an icon, smiling and serene, detached from the tawdry affairs of lesser men. But Madiba himself strongly resisted such a lifeless portrait. Instead, he insisted on sharing with us his doubts and fears; his miscalculations along with his victories. “I'm not a saint,” he said, “unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”

"It was precisely because he could admit to imperfection - because he could be so full of good humor, even mischief, despite the heavy burdens he carried - that we loved him so. He was not a bust made of marble; he was a man of flesh and blood - a son and husband, a father and a friend. That is why we learned so much from him; that is why we can learn from him still. For nothing he achieved was inevitable. In the arc of his life, we see a man who earned his place in history through struggle and shrewdness; persistence and faith. He tells us what's possible not just in the pages of dusty history books, but in our own lives as well.

"Mandela showed us the power of action; of taking risks on behalf of our ideals. Perhaps Madiba was right that he inherited, “a proud rebelliousness, a stubborn sense of fairness” from his father. Certainly he shared with millions of black and colored South Africans the anger born of, “a thousand slights, a thousand indignities, a thousand unremembered moments…a desire to fight the system that imprisoned my people.”

"But like other early giants of the ANC - the Sisulus and Tambos - Madiba disciplined his anger; and channeled his desire to fight into organization, and platforms, and strategies for action, so men and women could stand-up for their dignity. Moreover, he accepted the consequences of his actions, knowing that standing up to powerful interests and injustice carries a price. “I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination,” he said at his 1964 trial. “I've cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”

"Mandela taught us the power of action, but also ideas; the importance of reason and arguments; the need to study not only those you agree with, but those who you don't. He understood that ideas cannot be contained by prison walls, or extinguished by a sniper's bullet. He turned his trial into an indictment of apartheid because of his eloquence and passion, but also his training as an advocate. He used decades in prison to sharpen his arguments, but also to spread his thirst for knowledge to others in the movement. And he learned the language and customs of his oppressor so that one day he might better convey to them how their own freedom depended upon his.

"Mandela demonstrated that action and ideas are not enough; no matter how right, they must be chiseled into laws and institutions. He was practical, testing his beliefs against the hard surface of circumstance and history. On core principles he was unyielding, which is why he could rebuff offers of conditional release, reminding the Apartheid regime that, “prisoners cannot enter into contracts.” But as he showed in painstaking negotiations to transfer power and draft new laws, he was not afraid to compromise for the sake of a larger goal. And because he was not only a leader of a movement, but a skillful politician, the Constitution that emerged was worthy of this multiracial democracy; true to his vision of laws that protect minority as well as majority rights, and the precious freedoms of every South African.

"Finally, Mandela understood the ties that bind the human spirit. There is a word in South Africa- Ubuntu - that describes his greatest gift: his recognition that we are all bound together in ways that can be invisible to the eye; that there is a oneness to humanity; that we achieve ourselves by sharing ourselves with others, and caring for those around us. We can never know how much of this was innate in him, or how much of was shaped and burnished in a dark, solitary cell. But we remember the gestures, large and small - introducing his jailors as honored guests at his inauguration; taking the pitch in a Springbok uniform; turning his family's heartbreak into a call to confront HIV/AIDS - that revealed the depth of his empathy and understanding. He not only embodied Ubuntu; he taught millions to find that truth within themselves. It took a man like Madiba to free not just the prisoner, but the jailor as well; to show that you must trust others so that they may trust you; to teach that reconciliation is not a matter of ignoring a cruel past, but a means of confronting it with inclusion, generosity and truth. He changed laws, but also hearts.

"For the people of South Africa, for those he inspired around the globe - Madiba's passing is rightly a time of mourning, and a time to celebrate his heroic life. But I believe it should also prompt in each of us a time for self-reflection. With honesty, regardless of our station or circumstance, we must ask: how well have I applied his lessons in my own life?

"It is a question I ask myself - as a man and as a President. We know that like South Africa, the United States had to overcome centuries of racial subjugation. As was true here, it took the sacrifice of countless people - known and unknown - to see the dawn of a new day. Michelle and I are the beneficiaries of that struggle. But in America and South Africa, and countries around the globe, we cannot allow our progress to cloud the fact that our work is not done. The struggles that follow the victory of formal equality and universal franchise may not be as filled with drama and moral clarity as those that came before, but they are no less important. For around the world today, we still see children suffering from hunger, and disease; run-down schools, and few prospects for the future. Around the world today, men and women are still imprisoned for their political beliefs; and are still persecuted for what they look like, or how they worship, or who they love.

"We, too, must act on behalf of justice. We, too, must act on behalf of peace. There are too many of us who happily embrace Madiba's legacy of racial reconciliation, but passionately resist even modest reforms that would challenge chronic poverty and growing inequality. There are too many leaders who claim solidarity with Madiba's struggle for freedom, but do not tolerate dissent from their own people. And there are too many of us who stand on the sidelines, comfortable in complacency or cynicism when our voices must be heard.

"The questions we face today - how to promote equality and justice; to uphold freedom and human rights; to end conflict and sectarian war - do not have easy answers. But there were no easy answers in front of that child in Qunu. Nelson Mandela reminds us that it always seems impossible until it is done. South Africa shows us that is true. South Africa shows us we can change. We can choose to live in a world defined not by our differences, but by our common hopes. We can choose a world defined not by conflict, but by peace and justice and opportunity.

"We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again. But let me say to the young people of Africa, and young people around the world - you can make his life's work your own. Over thirty years ago, while still a student, I learned of Mandela and the struggles in this land. It stirred something in me. It woke me up to my responsibilities - to others, and to myself - and set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. And while I will always fall short of Madiba's example, he makes me want to be better. He speaks to what is best inside us.

After this great liberator is laid to rest; when we have returned to our cities and villages, and rejoined our daily routines, let us search then for his strength - for his largeness of spirit - somewhere inside ourselves. And when the night grows dark, when injustice weighs heavy on our hearts, or our best laid plans seem beyond our reach - think of Madiba, and the words that brought him comfort within the four walls of a cell:

"It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
"What a great soul it was. We will miss him deeply. May God bless the memory of Nelson Mandela. May God bless the people of South Africa."

SOURCE:SABAHIONLINE.COM

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Makomandoo wa Marekani katika Jiji la Johannesburg

Karibu barabara zote za kuingia uwanjani hapo zimetangazwa kufungwa kwa ajili ya magari yote, badala yake Serikali imeandaa usafiri wa bure kwa wananchi watakaokwenda katika tukio hilo.

Soweto: Saa chache kabla ya kuanza kwa tukio maalumu la kihistoria la Ibada ya Kitaifa ya kumuaga Rais wa kwanza mzalendo wa Afrika Kusini, Nelson Mandela, makomandoo wa Marekani wameshika jukumu la ulinzi katika maeneo nyeti nchini hapa. Ulinzi huo unatokana na ujio wa Rais wa Marekani, Barrack Obama, mkewe Michelle pamoja na viongozi wa nchi mbalimbali, ambao watahudhuria tukio linalotarajiwa kushuhudiwa na mamilioni ya watu; ndani na nje ya Afrika Kusini.

Rais Jacob Zuma atahutubia katika ibada hiyo, ambayo itafanyika katika Uwanja wa FNB (Soccer City), wenye uwezo wa kuchukua watu 95,000 kwa wakati mmoja.

Taarifa iliyotolewa na Kurugenzi ya Habari na Mawasiliano ya Afrika Kusini inasema milango ya uwanja huo ambao ulitumika wakati wa sherehe za ufunguzi na fainali za Kombe la Dunia 2010, itakuwa wazi kuanzia saa 12:00 na Ibada ya kwaheri inatarajiwa kuanza saa 5:00 asubuhi.

Karibu barabara zote za kuingia uwanjani hapo zimetangazwa kufungwa kwa ajili ya magari yote, badala yake Serikali imeandaa usafiri wa bure kwa wananchi watakaokwenda katika tukio hilo.

Jana, kutwa nzima, helikopta zilikuwa zikiruka katika anga la Jiji la Johannesburg lakini zilitumia muda mwingi zaidi kuzunguka juu ya Uwanja wa FNB ulioko Soweto, huku kukiwa na taarifa kwamba makomandoo wa Marekani walikuwa kazini, kuhakikisha usalama wa kiongozi wao.

Pamoja nao, mamia ya polisi wa Afrika Kusini walionekana katika maeneo yanayozunguka uwanja huo, huku baadhi ya vyombo vya habari vikiwanukuu maofisa wa Serikali kwamba askari 11,000 watashiriki katika ulinzi wakati wa maombolezo na mazishi.

Ulinzi pia umeimarishwa katika sehemu mbalimbali za Jiji la Johannesburg pamoja na kule atakakozikwa katika Kijiji cha Qunu, Mthatha ambako wanajeshi wenye silaha wamelizunguka eneo la makazi ya kiongozi huyo.

Maeneo mengine yaliyowekewa ulinzi mkali ni katika viwanja vya ndege na katika Majengo ya Umoja (Union Buildings) jijini Pretoria ambako mwili wa Mandela utawekwa kwa ajili ya wananchi kutoa heshima za mwisho kati ya keshokutwa na Ijumaa.

Vituo vya televisheni vya Afrika Kusini vilionyesha magari ya kijeshi zaidi ya 10 yakiwa yameegeshwa katika eneo linalozunguka makazi ya Mandela, Qunu.

Waandishi waliokuwa wamepiga kambi karibu na makazi ya Mandela, Qunu walihamishwa na kuwekwa mbali zaidi kutokana na sababu walizoelezwa kuwa ni za kiusalama.

SOURCE:MWANANCHI

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JINA LA JK LAONGOZA KATIKA MAJINA 100 YA MARAISI WATAKAOKWENDA KUMZIKA MANDELA

Jina la JK laongoza marais 100 watakaomzika Mandela

                          Rais Jakaya M.Kikwete

KWA UFUPI

Tayari Rais wa Marekani, Barrack Obama na mkewe Michelle walishathibitisha kushiriki, pia watangulizi wake, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush na Jimmy Carter wanatarajiwa kushiriki katika mazishi ya Mandela yatakayofanyika Qunu, Mthatha Jumapili.

Johannesburg. Serikali ya Afrika Kusini, imetoa orodha ya majina ya wakuu wa nchi na Serikali 91 ambao wamethibitisha kushiriki katika shughuli zinazohusiana na safari ya mwisho ya Rais wa kwanza mzalendo wa taifa hilo, Nelson Mandela.

Jina la Rais Jakaya Kikwete ni la kwanza katika orodha hiyo inayowaweka viongozi hao katika makundi kutokana na mabara wanakotoka. Rais Kikwete alitarajiwa kuwasili jana usiku tayari kuhudhuria Ibada ya Kitaifa ya Mandela ambayo imepangwa kufanyika leo kwenye Uwanja wa FNB (Soccer City).

Kabla ya Serikali kutoa orodha hiyo, Waziri wa Uhusiano wa Kimataifa wa Afrika Kusini, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane alisema wakuu wa nchi na Serikali 53 walikuwa wamethibitisha lakini jana mchana idadi hiyo ilikuwa imeongezeka na kufikia 91. Kulikuwa na wasiwasi kwamba huenda idadi hiyo ikaongezeka na kuzidi 100.

Msemaji wa Wizara ya Uhusiano wa Kimataifa ya Afrika Kusini, Clayson Monyela aliwataja marais wengine kutoka Afrika kuwa ni kutoka Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasi ya Kongo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, Hifikepunye Pohamba wa Namibia, Mike Sall wa Senegal, Allessane Ouattara wa Cote d’Ivoire, Goodluck Jonathan wa Nigeria, Robert Mugabe wa Zimbabwe, Dennis Sassou-Nguesso wa Congo Brazaville, John Dramani wa Ghana na Ali Bongo wa Gabon.

Kutoka Amerika ya Kusini ni marais Nicolus Maduro Moros wa Venezuela na Dilma Rousseff wa Brazil ambaye ataambatana na marais wanne wastaafu wa nchini kwake.

Waziri Mkuu wa Bahamas, Perry Christie, Rais wa Guyana, Donad Ramotar, Rais wa Haiti, Michael Martelly na Rais wa Jamaica, Portia Miller, wakati kutoka Asia, kutakuwa na marais Pranab Mukherjee wa India na Hamid Karzai wa Afghanistan.

Rais Francois Hollande wa Ufaransa, Waziri Mkuu wa Australia, Tony Abbot, Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa, Ban Ki Moon

Tayari Rais wa Marekani, Barrack Obama na mkewe Michelle walishathibitisha kushiriki, pia watangulizi wake, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush na Jimmy Carter wanatarajiwa kushiriki katika mazishi ya Mandela yatakayofanyika Qunu, Mthatha Jumapili.

Armando Guebuza wa Msumbiji, , Abdelkader Bensalah wa Algeria, Makamu wa Rais wa Angola, Manuel Vicente, Rais wa Niger, Issoufou Mahamdou, Kaimu Rais wa Agentina, Amado Boudou, Waziri Mkuu wa New Zealand, John Key na Rais wa Bangladesh, Abdul Hamid MD Abdul.

Malkia Haakon wa Norway, Mfalme wa Philippe wa Ubelgiji, Rais wa Pakistan, Mamnoon Hussain, Rais wa Benin, Boni Yayi, Rais wa Palestina Mahmoud Abbas, Rais wa Botswana, Seretse Ian Khama, Rais wa Ureno, Anibal Cavaco Silva na Mfalme wa Saudi Arabia, Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Rais wa Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, Rais wa Saharawi, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Waziri Mkuu wa Canada,

Stephen Harper wa Chad, Idriss Deby Itno, Rais wa Serbia, Tomislav Nikolic, Makamu Rais wa China, Yuanchao, Rais wa Shelisheli, James Alix Michel, Rais wa Comores, Dr Ikiliou Dhoinine na Mfalme wa Hispania, Felipe de Borbon.

Rais wa Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Makamu Rais wa Sudan, Hassan Salih, Rais wa Suriname, Desire Delano Bouterse, Rais wa Slovenia, Pahor, Rais wa Croatia, Josipovic Ivo, Rais wa Sudan Kusini, Salva Kir Mayardit, Rais wa Cuba, Raul Castro Ruz, Rais wa Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh, Waziri Mkuu wa Swaziland, Dr Sibusiso Dlamini, Waziri Mkuu wa Ethiopia, Ato Hailemariam Dessalegn na Rais wa Equatorial Guinea, Obiang Mbasogo.

Rais wa Finland, Sauli Niinisto, Rais wa Tunisia, Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, Waziri Mkuu wa Trinidad na Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Rais wa Gambia, Prof Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, Rais wa Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, Rais wa Ujerumani, Joachim Gauck, Rais wa Guyana, Donald Ramotar, Rais Michael Satta wa Zambia na Rais wa Guinea, Profesa Alpha Conde.

Mwanamuziki Bono, Mtangazaji, Oprah Winfrey na Mwanamitindo, Naomi Campbell na watoto kutoka Familia ya Malkia wa Uingereza, Prince Charles na Prince Harry.

SOURCE: MWANANCHI

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