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South Africa

LIVE: The Rainbow Nation says goodbye to its founding father

Up to 100 world leaders and 80,000 people are expected at the FNB Stadium today.
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SOUTH AFRICA’S BROADCASTERS are showing six hours of live coverage of the memorial to Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium today.

Up to 100 world leaders and 80,000 people will gather in Soweto for the service. Many dignitaries, including former president FW de Klerk have already arrived.

Crowds have already started singing, dancing and chanting in the stands.

South Africa is holding a 10-day mourning period in recognition of the importance of Mandela’s role in leading the country through the struggle against apartheid.

Read: More than 80,000 to attend memorial service for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg

More: Obama and Castro to deliver eulogies at Mandela memorial service

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    Ciaran O Connor
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    Dec 10th 2013, 8:54 AM

    Its Mandela’s day. May he rest in peace. And for one day the world is united.

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    FlopFlipU
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    Dec 10th 2013, 8:48 AM

    Would Enda spend 27 years in jail for the rights of the Irish people’s rights

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    Peter McGlynn
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    Dec 10th 2013, 8:53 AM

    If he stayed at home it would be a start.

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    Ryan Ash
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    Dec 10th 2013, 9:56 AM

    There are plenty of other articles to whinge about Enda, Gilmore, the government, the banks and life in general.

    So get off this one!

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    Ryan Ash
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    Dec 10th 2013, 9:57 AM

    May he rest in peace.

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    Hugo Boss
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    Dec 10th 2013, 9:00 AM

    The crowds are probably singing their favorite chant ‘Kill the Boers’ and the foreign dignitaries don’t understand their language…so for them it’s a ‘beautiful chant’.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcOXqFQw2hc

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    Niall O'Keeffe
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    Dec 10th 2013, 10:39 AM

    That song is no worse than Irish people continuing to sing Amhrán na bhFiann – the full version of which has lyrics concerning taking up arms against our “Saxon foe”. The fact is that when we sing it nowadays, we are NOT making a call to arms against any oppressor, we are just paying homage to our past and our country’s origins.

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    KarlMarcks
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    Dec 10th 2013, 12:14 PM

    I think the point is, whatever they may sing, they did NOT kill the Boers. Get it?

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    Dec 10th 2013, 8:41 AM

    I see Gilmore will be there…Raul Castro will also be contributing an eulogy to Mandela so all the former Stickies should be proud when one of their Commie buddies takes to the stand

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    Paul Staunton
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    Dec 10th 2013, 9:13 AM

    Yawn.

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    Frank Brady
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    Dec 10th 2013, 10:52 AM

    I’m surprised there is a lot of empty seats there

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    Tomas Mac Maghnuis
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    Dec 10th 2013, 9:23 AM

    #madiba

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    Dec 10th 2013, 8:55 AM

    http://censorbugbear-reports.blogspot.ie/2009/08/nobel-peace-laureate-nelson-mandelas.html

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    Sean O' Connor
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    Dec 10th 2013, 12:03 PM

    Just seen Obamas speech .. in one word…it was epic .

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    Stephen Howard
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    Dec 10th 2013, 11:19 AM

    Do they have no respect people on phones and talking joke

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