Oprah Winfrey Honours Mandela Ahead of Global Charity Concert
US
television celebrity Oprah Winfrey on Thursday paid emotional tribute to Nelson
Mandela as she prepared to host a star-studded concert in Johannesburg to cap celebrations
marking 100 years since his birth.
Winfrey will
co-host the Global Citizen festival on Sunday, where artists including Beyonce,
Jay-Z, Cassper Nyovest, Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams and Chris Martin will
perform.
The concert
is the climax of a year of events celebrating the centennial of Mandela’s birth
in 1918, and is part of a campaign to tackle poverty, child malnutrition and
boost gender equality.
US
television celebrity Oprah Winfrey on Thursday paid emotional tribute to Nelson
Mandela as she prepared to host a star-studded concert in Johannesburg to cap
celebrations marking 100 years since his birth.
The concert
is the climax of a year of events celebrating the centennial of Mandela’s birth
in 1918, and is part of a campaign to tackle poverty, child malnutrition and
boost gender equality.
FROM AFP
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