Calum Curry by Day, Caliento By Night : NELSON MANDELA- LIVE MESSAGES FROM MEMORIAL ( Time on Blog is GMT/UK Time )

1. 1. Papa Neo from Mossel Bay, South Africa
    
    tweets: Really embarrassing scenes at the FNB stadium! Regardless of how we feel about Pres Zuma this is no way to treat him in front of visitors.
    
    1305:
    
    Zuma: Nelson Mandela a "fearless freedom fighter".
    
    1302:
    
    A boy listens to the speeches at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg
    
    Joseph Winter BBC News
    
    tweets Mixed reaction when Zuma started speaking despite best efforts of praise singer. Many making substitute signal with their hands
    
    1256:
    
    Zuma: Nelson Mandela's passing has marked an unprecedented outpouring of grief across the world
    
    Mashikwane Makgopela, New York
    
    emails: Please do not be too hard on the crowds singing behind the podium. In South Africa we use song to express all types of emotion - sometimes even story telling can be assume the form of song. We sing when we are sad. We sing when we are happy. We even sing when we are somewhat confused and can find no specific reason for the song. Singing is part and parcel of our being.
    
    N. Osouna, Trinidad & Tobago
    
    emails: It saddens me to see and hear the crowd boo President Zuma. Today is not about him and for a few hours the people should just rejoice in the great Nelson Mandela legacy he left behind.
    
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    South African President Jacob Zuma now delivering his tribute.
    
    Margaret Abazie-Humphrey
    
    texts: Watching from my office in Abuja, Nigeria. From these epitomise speeches, the South Africans will remember the apartheid period, will appreciate that the world loves them by honouring this day from far, & be grateful with the legacy that Madiba left for them.
    
    #TwentyNineDecember
    
    tweets:Polokwane city had more people in the stadium during their match than there is now at the #FNBStadium before Zuma's speech
    
    1250:
    
    This family is staying dry - watching the ceremony from their home in Johannesburg
    
    Paul, Limpopo, South Africa
    
    texts: Feeling angry with the hypocrisy of the Chinese Vice-President, condemning apartheid while they continue to oppress the Tibetans. The absence of the Dalai Lama today says a lot.
    
    1244:
    
    Cuban President Raul Castro tells the crowd that Cuba has had the privilege of fighting alongside African nations.
    
    Basetsana Makena
    
    tweets:#FNBStadium People are booing Jacob Zuma yet come elections next year,they will be first in line to vote for him!!! #MadibaMemorial
    
    Nokza
    
    tweets: Ramaphosa trying very hard to control the crowd..#FNBStadium such an embarrassment!!
    
    Ben Ng'uni
    
    texts: Watching the Mandela memorial live from Lusaka, I feel so proud to have lived to see a great son of Africa during his fight for freedom. You will forever inspire me!
    
    Lindiwe Mlandu
    
    tweets: Cyril Ramaphosa pleading with the crowd not to embarrass SA in front on international visitors. #FNBStadium
    
    1237:
    
    Cuban President Raul Castro is now delivering his tribute to Nelson Mandela.
    
    Soweto TV Channel
    
    tweets: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on the stage now paying his tributes #MandelaMemorial #FNBStadium
    
    Sumi, Zimbabwe
    
    emails: Moving tributes to the Father of the Nation Nelson Mandela. May his soul rest in peace. A great leader, a good humble man that brought many amazing things to the South African Nation and the world. Heartfelt condolences to the Madiba Family.
    
    Joseph Winter BBC News
    
    tweets Cyril Ramaphosa wags his finger at the crowd who have been singing during speeches and tells them in Zulu: Don't misbehave
    
    1231:
    
    Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown tells the BBC that Mandela was one of the most courageous people you could ever meet.
    
    Sibongile Vuza
    
    tweets: Looks like the mass only came to #FNBStadium for @BarackObama speech, they are leaving the stadium now. #MadelaMemorial
    
    1226:
    
    Deputy leader of governing ANC Cyril Ramaphosa asks crowd for co-operation and says remaining speakers will give shorter addresses.
    
    Shimmy, Soweto, South Africa
    
    emails: From the cradle to the grave, our greatest need is love. Nelson Mandela's memory will forever be etched in our memories.
    
    Aissatou-B. G. in Geneva, Switzerland
    
    texts: Watching the Mandela Memorial live in Geneva. Feeling overwhelmed with peace and love. Grateful to Madiba. May the messages of love and tolerance always prevail.
    
    Jerry Mpotla
    
    emails: I am sitting in my office sadly and disappointed to hear that some of the South Africans are misbehaving at TATA'S Memorial Service. He is not yet laid to rest but they started failing him.
    
    1221:
    
    The BBC's Clive Myrie says people are continuing to file out of the FNB stadium in Johannesburg after President Obama's speech.
    
    Wea64 in New York
    
    tweets: I have witnessed countless watershed moments in my life. To be able to say that I lived in the time of #Mandela is one I count with honor
    
    1217:
    
    Chinese Vice-President Li Yuanchao described Mandela as an old friend of China
    
    1205:
    
    Chinese Vice-President Li Yuanchao has now taken to the podium to deliver his tribute to Nelson Mandela
    
    1158:
    
    Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff delivers her tribute to Nelson Mandela.
    
    Piers Morgan, CNN host
    
    tweets: Love the chaos, rain and fervour of the #MandelaMemorial - the joyous South African spirit is his greatest legacy.
    
    1154:
    
    We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again. But let me say to the young people of Africa, and young people around the world - you can make his life's work your own - Barack Obama.
    
    1147:
    
    President Obama said Nelson Mandela had taught the world the power of action and the power of ideas - it took a man like Mr Mandela to free not only the prisoners but also the jailers.
    
    Hanna Tetteh, Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ghana
    
    tweets: In South Africa President Obama electrifies the FNB Stadium with his tribute to President Mandela. He always manages to find the right words.
    
    1144:
    
    President Obama cites the South African philosophy of "ubuntu" - the idea that humanity is bound together and expressed by caring for each other - to great cheers from the crowd.
    
    1143:
    
    Scene in Cape Town as spectators watch the big screen.
    
    1141:
    
    "Mandela learned the language and customs of his oppressors to convey to them that their own freedom would one day depend on his."
    
    1139:
    
    Madiba resisted being an icon, a lifeless portrait - he shared his doubts, fears, and miscalculations. He was a son, husband, father and friend - nothing he achieved was inevitable, he is a man who earned his place in life through struggle and faith - Barack Obama.
    
    1136:
    
    President Obama describes Mr Mandela as "the last great liberator of the 20th Century" and a man that led "a life like no other".
    
    1135:
    
    President Obama describes Mandela as "a giant of history". "His struggle was your struggle, his triumph was your triumph... your freedom and democracy is his legacy."
    
    1131:
    
    Mr Obama is introduced - to huge cheers - as a "son of the African soil".
    
    1130:
    
    Mr Obama shakes the hand of Cuba's Raul Castro on his way to the podium.
    
    1130:
    
    US President Barack Obama makes his way to the podium and prepares to address the memorial service.
    
    1130: Joseph Winter BBC News
    
    The appeal for the crowd behind the stage to stop singing appears to have gone unheeded.
    
    1129: John Simpson World Affairs Editor, BBC News
    
    Despite the difficulties - the driving rain and logistical challenges - of organising this event, it must remain a source of immense pride for South Africans that a memorial for one of their own has attracted such an array of world dignitaries.
    
    1125:
    
    Groups in the back of the stands are singing and jumping up and down, reports Jacaranda Newsteam.
    
    1122:
    
    As one of the young militants in 1943 Mandela understood that Africa's struggles were deeply connected - Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
    
    1119:
    
    His humility, compassion, commitment, courage and openness meant working with Mandela - listening to him, talking to him - was always a lesson. But he could be resolutely firm and stand his ground especially when it came to the defence of the oppressed and poor - Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
    
    1118:
    
    The master of ceremonies Cyril Ramaphosa has asked a rowdy crowd behind the stage to show respect - in effect, to behave themselves. They have been booing whenever President Jacob Zuma appears.
    
    1110:
    
    VIPs and dignitaries watch from the tribune as rain lashes down during the memorial service.
    
    1109:
    
    In the crowd is the Cuban leader, Raul Castro. Cuba was a staunch critic of apartheid under Mr Castro's brother Fidel.
    
    1107:
    
    "It is a duty of all of us to keep Mandela's memory alive in our hearts and our lives" - Ban Ki-moon
    
    1104:
    
    "Mandela hated hatred. Not the people. He showed wholesome power of forgiveness. A unique gift" - Ban Ki-moon.
    
    Rebecca Kesby, BBC World Service journalist
    
    tweets: Zuma must be dreading his own speech...after so many boos ....which are growing in volume at the #MandelaMemorial
    
    1054:
    
    The BBC's Bola Mosuro is with some of the crowds still making their way towards the FNB stadium. "As soon as they came off the train they started singing," she told BBC World Service. "It was a real swell of emotion."
    
    1052:
    
    Nelson Mandela's grandchildren Mbuso Mandela, Andile Mandela, Zozuko Dlamini, Phumla Mandela take to the stage.
    
    1050:
    
    "As a family we have no option but to be bound by the principles of Nelson Mandela as he would expect no less... We entreat you to uphold his legacy" - General Thanduxolo Mandela
    
    1047:
    
    Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel listens to the tributes.
    
    1046:
    
    "We have always been mindful that we share Madiba with South Africa, Africa and the world. Madiba saw his greatness as a means to make all men and women equal so they could live their lives to their fullest potential" - General Thanduxolo Mandela.
    
    1042:
    
    Family member General Thanduxolo Mandela is called to the podium to pay tribute on behalf of the Mandela family.
    
    1041:
    
    "It should be our collective wisdom, conviction and resolve... to uphold the values of Nelson Mandela. God bless Madiba, God bless his soul and may his soul rest in peace," Mr Mlangeni says as he ends his address.
    
    1040:
    
    "Madiba's greatness as a leader stems from his humility and his great belief in collective leadership."
    
    1039:
    
    Madiba "believed in sharing insights and listening to and learning from others", Mr Mlangeni says.
    
    1035:
    
    "Nelson Mandela epitomised the values of sacrifice, wisdom and patience, and created hope when there was none," says Mr Mlangeni
    
    1029: The crowd is led in song to sing Siyabonga Nkokheli Tata Madiba - We thank our Leader.
    
    1025: "May Mandela's long walk to freedom be realised and enjoyed... may he rest in peace and rise in glory" - Christian prayer
    
    1020:
    
    The rain continues as the memorial ceremony gets under way.
    
    1018:
    
    Islamic prayer being delivered now, third of interfaith prayers.
    
    1015:
    
    Hindu prayer under way now, the second of the interfaith prayers.
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    Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein is leading the interfaith prayers.
  3. Joseph Winter BBC News
    
    says there were loud cheers for former President Thabo Mbeki and boos for current leader Jacob Zuma who toppled him.
  4. Simon Crane in Johannesburg
    
    texts: I'm marking Matric English exams for the IEB in Johannesburg today. It's raining hard outside and I can't help but see the metaphor of the tears falling for this great man.
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    First prayer of the memorial is now taking place.
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    "We are here to tell Madiba that his long walk is over, that he can finally rest and enjoy the view of our beautiful country - but our long walk is only beginning," says Mr Ramaphosa.
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    Cyril Ramaphosa says: "In our tradition, when it rains when you are buried, your gods are welcoming you to heaven."
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    Deputy president of the ANC Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the crowd and welcomes those in the stadium and those watching around South Africa and around the world
  Jonah Hull, Al Jazeera English correspondent
  
  tweets: Next to no one in overflow stadiums as FNB slowly fills up. Most of SA, it appears, will watch the memorial on tele, indoors. #rain #Mandela
  
  0955: Karen Allen Southern Africa correspondent, BBC News
  in Cape Town says crowds are pouring into the area in front of City Hall, where big TV screens have been set up. She says there was an almighty cheer when Mandela's former wife Winnie walked into the stadium - reflecting a feeling that this occasion is also about celebrating the people who were intimately involved with Mandela and his struggle.
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  South African President Jacob Zuma is taking his place on the platform, and waves to the crowd.
3. Nat Khaole in South Africa
  
  tweets: Rain is cooling down proceedings @ FNB stadium but the start will come at some stage. The mood is befitting the occasion!
Here are six things you might not have known about Nelson Mandela - including that his original name was not Nelson.
0942:

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan and Botswana's Ian Khama are now in the stadium.
0939:

Before she took her seat, Winnie Mandela hugged and kissed Mr Mandela's widow Graca Machel, in shared public and private grief.
Geoffrey York

of The Globe and Mail newspapertweets: smiling man is 87-year-old Andrew Mlangeni, first speaker at memorial; he had cell next to Mandela at Robben
0934:

There are cheers but also audible boos as the vice-president of China, Li Yuanchao, is introduced from the stage.
0933:

Nelson Mandela's former wife Winnie Madikizela Mandela walks in - the crowd cheers loudly and chants Winnie! Winnie! Winnie!
Jacaranda Newsteam

tweets: The #Mandela family, already seated. Waiting for #MandelaMemorial to start.
0928:

Huge cheers erupt as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon waves to the crowd before taking his seat.
0926: Gabriel Gatehouse BBC News

A small number of people have gathered to watch the Joburg ceremony on a big screen in Qunu, Mandela's hometown. But the satellite can't find the signal so they're watching a blank screen - at least they can shelter from the fine drizzle.
0925:

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has arrived.
Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier visited the South African embassy in Moscow to sign a book of condolence.
0921:

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki receives thunderous applause on arrival.
Steve Kretzmann

of West Cape Newstweets: Grand Parade beginning to come alive as Cape Town wakes up. #Mandela
Macwaia Saloum in Kalamata, Greece

emails: Great leader, great personality, great soul, great example - that's why I admire you. Rest in peace, Madiba
0916:

Supermodel Naomi Campbell. left, has arrived
0914:

The BBC's Ros Atkins, co-hosting an extended version of #BBCNewsday, posts this video of the view from where he's sitting in the FNB Stadium.
Luke Farrell from Cape Town

tweets: Lots of buses still arriving & people starting to stream in. The MC of sorts is Cyril Ramaphosa who co-authored South African constitution
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The scene inside the FNB stadium - colourful, vibrant and loud.
0904: Clive Myrie BBC News

outside the stadium says: "A trickle of people are still arriving on buses, but the stadium is still only half full - it is torrential rain out here and I'm sure that it is affecting the number of people arriving. The "spillover" areas are said to be empty."
Jon Gambrell, Associated Press journalist

tweets: South African military marching band comes out onto pitch at FNB Stadium for #Mandela memorial.
0858:

Current and former French presidents Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy arrive at the FNB stadium.
0856: The BBC's Will Ross

South African Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on the rain: "It's a blessing from the ancestors welcoming a son of the soil."
0855:

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrives at about the same time as Ivory Coast President Alassane Outtara
0853:

Crowds are trying to take cover from the rain as they walk towards the stadium for the ceremony, which is due to begin in less than 10 minutes.
Carien Du Plessis

of City Press in Johannesburg tweets: Mandela family lining up to take lift, which is slow. They give up, take stairs #MandelaMemorial
0852:

A large choir is now performing on the largest of the three stages in the stadium.
0844:

The Elders arrive at the stadium. They are anindependent group of global leaders who work together for peace and human rights. They were brought together in 2007 by Nelson Mandela, and include Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter and Desmond Tutu.
Ovenseri Abel in Benin City, Nigeria

emails: Mandela is worth celebrating! His life is proof that whatever we say or do, if it is not for humanity, it's not worth it. But if it is towards human dignity, it is worth giving one's life for. His death has created a vacuum younger generations like mine will strive to fill.
Andrew Harding Africa correspondent

tweets: "We skipped work to be here... But it is thanks to Mandela that we have good jobs..."
0838: Ros Atkins in FNB stadium

Despite the extraordinary noise coming from the stadium, it remains only half full and I am increasingly sceptical that this event will begin in half an hour."
0835:

South African actress Charlize Theron and U2 singer and activist Bono - in trademark pink glasses - have arrived for the memorial.
The Daily Nation

tweets: Obama, Bush arrive for Mandela memorialbit.ly/18QF2eE
0829:

Mandy Wiener, of Eyewitness News in Johannesburg, says she is following up with Metrorail on reports of trains being stuck en route to the FNB stadium.
Wandisanga Kayira in Ntcheu, Malawi

emails: One thing I have learnt from Madiba is forgiveness. If Africa would embrace love and forgiveness there would be no wars on this continent.
0825:

The event is due to start in 40 minutes, and the BBC's Jon Sopel says it still looks like thousands more need to get in - including VIPs.
Nelson Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on this day, 10 December in 1993. He was a joint recipient with FW De Klerk. Read his acceptance speech here.
0823:

Former South African president FW De Klerk has arrived at FNB stadium.
James Bilsbury in South Africa

tweets: The FNB stadium isn't even 1/2 full. People have jobs. Should have made today a public holiday so more could attend!! #MandelaMemorial
0822:

Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel has arrived at the stadium. The BBC's Joseph Winter says there were huge cheers as she was shown on the big screens.
Lara Barlow in Johannesburg

emails: How do you pay tribute to a man you have never met, whose presence in the landscape of your life has left such an indelible imprint? The legacy you have left is immeasurable and should serve as a constant reminder that we can all do better and we can all do more.
The BBC's Nomsa Maseko

tweets: Sulega Dahir from Somalia - #Mandela is the son of the soil. I'm here to mourn the loss of the father of the world.
Nickay Piper in New York

tweets: No sleep for me, waiting one more hour to see them clap for #Madiba. Largest gathering of world leaders on African soil in history.
0811:

Kofi Annan, former UN secretary general, said: "Whenever we met he called me 'The Boss', with a big smile. But he could also be as firm as anything. At one point he was negotiating a peace agreement in Burundi, and the protagonists were quarrelling and he stood up and stared them down and said: 'The way you guys are behaving makes me ashamed to be an African.' And of course people froze. But he's the sort of person who would do that, challenge them to be better - to rise above the ordinary."
The BBC's Ben James

tweets: Now SABC showing @KofiAnnan reading words for #Mandela from @TheElders w/ Tutu, Carter, Ahtisaari #MandelaMemorial
0808:

British Prime Minister David Cameron has arrived at the stadium - along with three former British leaders, John Major, Tony Blair, and Gordon Brown.
0808:

South African President Jacob Zuma has just arrived at the FNB stadium.
0803:

According to the order of service, the National Anthem will be sung by a Mass Choir. There will then be welcome and opening remarks by programme directors followed by interfaith prayers. Tributes will follow by family friend Andrew Mlangeni, family member General Thanduxolo Mandela and four of Mr Mandela's grandchildren.
0800:

"Madiba's best advice? Stand up for yourself, have focus and determination." Listen to Nandi and Tukweni Mandela on grief, privacy, family matters and memories of Madiba on the BBC's Newsday programme.
0753: Karen Allen Southern Africa correspondent, BBC News

says: A flame for Mandela is burning in the grounds of Parliament in Cape Town, where people have also come to sign books of condolence.
Epyk Living in South Africa

tweets: Wow... South Africans never cease to amaze, getting goosebumps just seeing the pride and patriotism. #MandelaMemorial #RIPNelsonMandela
0749:

Here is a selection of images put together by the BBC's picture editor Phil Coomes.
You can listen LIVE to the BBC World Servicebroadcasting from inside the FNB stadium in Soweto.
0746:

"If you haven't left home, you probably won't get into stadium," says the anchor on SABC2.
Tebogo Vincent from Johannesburg

tweets: It is beautiful at FNB Stadium #MandelaMemorial Thank You Madiba for uniting us even posthumously.
Jacaranda Newsteam

tweets: President Obama when he arrived in South Africa shortly after 7am for the #MandelaMemorial
The BBC's Ros Atkins

tweets: There's a mass choir getting ready to sing on the right-hand stage here at the #FNB. #MandelaMemorial
0738: The BBC's Nomsa Maseko

says: United in song, the crowd starts singing "Mandela, Madiba you're my president".
Sam Mkokeli

a journalist with the Sunday Times in Qunu tweets: Growing up in Mqhekezweni, Mandela shared this hut with cousin Justice Mtirara.
0732:

People are continuing to stream into the stadium in Johannesburg.
The FT's Andrew England

tweets:Comrade to his comrade at Mandela Memorial "You can't do 8 hours in the rain, Mandela did 27 years in jail, you are going soft"
Mike Wooldridge World Affairs correspondent

says the world is coming to South Africa, the government here say of the significance of Nelson Mandela's memorial service today and his funeral. In scale, they are right. And in symbolism and testimony to his global influence too. While he was in prison, the campaign for his release reflected the way the overwhelming majority of the world came to see him as the hope for forging South Africa into a democratic and non-racial nation.
Annaleigh Vallie in South Africa

tweets: Finally in the stadium after my train broke down and we had to walk 3km - still smiling
0725:

The Jacaranda News team has posted this video of the crowds singing and cheering in the stadium.
0723: The BBC's Will Ross

says Zolani Mkiva, the long-time praise singer of Nelson Mandela, is expected to give a lively tribute at the stadium.
Tracey Nichols in South Africa

tweets: In South Africa we dance when we are happy, we dance when we are angry, we dance when we are sad. Today we dance for you #MandelaMemorial
Digital Classroom SA

tweets: Official programme #MadibaMemorial
0716: James RobbinsDiplomatic correspondent

says the atmosphere in the stadium reflects both the global sense of loss and a distinctly South African way of combining grief with celebration.
0710:

"The rain has not had an impact on attendance... Many see it as a blessing, as is the case in African culture," reports the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
0708:

"I'm here to mourn Mandela's passing and to celebrate and honour his legacy," spectator Nthabiseng Seleoane tells the BBC's Nomsa Maseko.
Andrew Harding Africa correspondent

tweets: Chanting crowd sprinting gleefully through stadium corridors shouting "Viva ANC!"
0704:

BBC correspondents are describing the mood as carnival-esque.
0701:

You can see a 360 degree photographfrom inside the FNB stadium of the TV broadcast zone.
0700:

Those paying tribute will include four of Mandela's grandchildren, a former fellow inmate of his at Robben Island, the UN secretary general, and chair of the African Union commission. The six presidents due to speak include Barack Obama and Raul Castro of Cuba. Here's a fuller list of world leaders attending
0655:

Thousands of South Africans are singing and dancing inside the FNB stadium in Soweto under an overcast sky as they await the start of the ceremony.
0653:

Welcome to the BBC's live coverage of the official memorial service in honour of the former South African President, Nelson Mandela.

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