First it was the fan walk again, but named the remembrance walk, with thousands walking to the Cape Town Stadium to pay tribute to democratic South Africa’s founding president on Wednesday.
No vuvuzelas or painted faces, but many Madiba T-shirts in all shapes, sizes and colours, just as there were people in all shapes, sizes and colours.
Cool drink sellers were doing a brisk trade as thousands packed into the stadium. Some held newspaper posters with Madiba’s smiling face. Some sported ANC T-shirts, and others rosettes bearing Madiba’s face.
As the crowd waited for the performers on stage, music blasted through the speakers, photographs of Madiba flashed on giant screens and there was one Mexican wave after another. Then the deep opening notes of Shosholoza boomed out and the crowd stood up and sang, their raised arms swaying to the beat."
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