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WATCH: #MandelaLecture guests chant ‘Yes we can’ as Obama takes podium

ILLOVO – Watch the crowd's response to the former US president's appearance on stage.

July 17, 2018
Chantelle Fourie Less than a minute
Screenshot of the former US president, Barack Obama, on the Obama Foundation's live stream on YouTube.

As the former president of the United States of America, Barack Obama, took to the podium the stage at the 2018 Nelson Mandela Lecture at the Wanderers Stadium in Illovo, the guests gave him a presidential welcome.

In the video below by journalist Chantelle Fourie, thousands of people can be heard chanting ‘Yes we can’ – a campaign slogan used by Obama during his elections.

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July 17, 2018
Chantelle Fourie Less than a minute

Ashtyn Mackenzie

Ashtyn is the editor of the Rosebank Killarney Gazette. She has been a community journalist since 2014 and is passionate about delivering impactful and thought-provoking stories.

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