LISTEN: President Ramaphosa introduces Barack Obama at annual Mandela lecture

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President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke at the annual Nelson Mandela lecture on Tuesday, and finished by introducing the keynote speaker

Former United States president Barack Obama delivered a speech to a crowd of 15,000 people in Johannesburg on Tuesday as the centrepiece of celebrations marking 100 years since Nelson Mandela's birth.

17 Jul 2018 10AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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