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The long awaited Global Citizen Festival took place at the FNB Stadium, on Sunday in Johannesburg, to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday.
On December 2nd, 2018, Global Citizen brought together its largest contingency of heads of state, dignitaries, a group of the world’s most talented artists and influencers, and thousands of global citizens to celebrate the centenary of Nelson Mandela.
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“Global Citizen surpassed its goal for commitments of USD $1 billion by seven times, with commitments from the World Bank, Vodacom, PEPFAR, Cisco, the government of South Africa and not to mention co-hosts of Mandela 100, the Motsepe Foundation. These donations alone added $5.4 billion on top of projected new commitments.”
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Superstar couple Jayz & Beyonce performed at the Global Citizen concert in Johannesburg on Sunday (Dec. 2nd). It was the first time the couple have performed on the African continent together. The concert visuals of the couple were recast to the Miriam Makeba 1974 classic Malaika.
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The performance headlined a festival that included Nigerian super stars D’Banj, WizKid and Tiwa Savage and South African rappers Casper Nyovest and Sho Madjozi, Ed Sheeran, Pharrel Williams, Usher, with Trevor Noah as the host.
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Sources: Globalcitizen & iol.co.za
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