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As it happened: Mandoza Memorial: 'His life was bigger than music'

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Mandoza performs during the SABC concert at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg. (Photo: Gallo Images)
Mandoza performs during the SABC concert at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg. (Photo: Gallo Images)
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21 Sep 2016

The extended family and VIPs leave the venue.

More artists will perform now.

21 Sep 2016

Funeral arrangements:

The funeral starts at 08:00 and the buses will leave for the cemetery at 11:00.

There will be a park-and-ride service from Grace Bible Church in Soweto to Westpark Cemetery

21 Sep 2016

Mpho is comforted by family and friends while Danny K sings.

21 Sep 2016

Danny K is going to sing, bringing the official programme to an end.

21 Sep 2016

Mthethwa ends with a poem and says: The nation salutes you.

21 Sep 2016

Mthethwa says media was in contact with music industry leaders before the SABC concert to ask if Mandoza was still alive. That is not in the spirit of ubuntu, he says. 

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"To the Tshabalala family as much as we're all mourning we cannot grasp, all of us, the death of your grief as a family."

The whole nation shares your grief, Mthethwa adds.

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Mandoza encouraged youth to do better with their lives and strive to be the best.

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Mandoza's life was bigger than music, Mthethwa says. 

21 Sep 2016

Rowdy people removed from the stands.

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He says Ma Brrr probably welcomed Mandoza and Lebo Mathose was probably the DJ.

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"This was a brave lion. He looked death in the eye and said "iyahlanya le cancer", City Press reports.

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He says he spoke to Mandoza two weeks ago and did not expect to be here today to talk about him in the past tense.

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Minister Nathi Mthethwa will now deliver the keynote address.

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A fan gets rowdy in the stands. People are calling for those making a noise to be removed.

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Tony Goroge from CCIFSA is next. 

He says Mandoza taught him itwalatsa.

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Romeo Qetsimani from Samic is next. 

Mandoza is our legend, he says.

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He says we heard of Mandoza's death on social media long before he died. He says government must create laws to control social media. 

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He asks the media to be Africans for once. "You are killing our craft."

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Thobela Dlamini is next. He is from the Recording Industry of South Africa. 

He asks for applause for Arthur Mafokate. He says it pains him that Arthur does not get the recognition he deserves.

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Make Mandoza the face of social cohesion in this country, he asks.

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Mandla Maseko from Airco is next.

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First speaker praises the SABC's policy of 90% local music. Wants to make it the law. 

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Next up are speakers from the music industry.

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MC asks people to take their seats again.

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Buti Mosia singing. Crowd joins in.

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Mandoza didn't take life too seriously. He enjoyed the small people, Eaton says.

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Eaton is overcome with emotion and tries to compose himself before continuing.

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Vaughn Eaton is up next. He worked with Mandoza as his manager for ten years.

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Brickz thanks Mapaputsi and calls him up on stage. Also asks other "soldiers" to come up.

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Brickz is on stage.

21 Sep 2016

I saw the performance last week, maybe he was saying goodbye, he says, referring to the SABC concert.

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I know he is happy and at peace now, Tshabalala says.

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Another close friend, Tokollo Tshabalala is next. 

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Gugu Nyandeni, a close family friend, now speaking.

21 Sep 2016

Microphone taken over by member of the audience. 

MC finally gets it back.

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Le Roux talks about how Nkalakatha was born. He says it was divine intervention.

Pressure was on and they needed a bigger hit than his previous.  

"Mandoza came down to Cape Town. He was really hungry. He was always hungry!"

Mandoza did not have a cellphone then, Le Roux's phone rang and it was someone calling to say Mandoza's first child was born.

Later, they were playing around and Le Roux got chords going. "Mandoza got as excited as when his son was born."

And it was incredible.

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Asks crowd to applaud Mpho, Mandoza's widow. "She was often ahead of him."

21 Sep 2016

Gabi le Roux's turn to speak. 

21 Sep 2016

Leeu introduces Gabi Le Roux who was Mandoza's music collaborator.
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