PRESIDENT MANDELA ADDRESSING RALLY IN ALEXANDRAì
re: Local Government Election Campaign; slammedì
vigilante action against suspected illegalì
immigrants
13.48.58 MANDELA SPEECH
13.49.23 ...this township was known as "The Darkì
City" because of the complete lack of electricity.ì
Today Alex has been partially electrified...ourì
immediate challenge...to transform it from "Theì
Dark City" into the "City of Light" [APPLAUSE]
13.51.00 ...during the years I lived here, theì
people of Alex ignored tribal & ethnicì
distinctions...we were Alexandrans. We were oneì
people & we undermined the distinctions that theì
Apartheid gorv tried so hard to impose...
13.51.30 It saddens and angers me to see theì
rising hatred of foreigners in Alexandra. We had aì
legacy of unity & solidarity here. This greatì
legacy has been undermined by recent attacks onì
foreigners some of whome are naturalised citizens.
13.52.08 DON'T BLAME OTHER PEOPLE FOR YOURì
TROUBLES...we are not victims to the influx ofì
foreign people into SA...
13.52.45 ...the government is addressing theì
problems of illegal immigrants through newì
legislation that is before parliament. Meanwhile,ì
no individual must take the law into their ownì
hands...
13.55.04 ...we have to treat the question ofì
illegal immigrants in a very sensitive &ì
sympathetic manner. We must always remember thatì
when we were struggling especially after theì
formation of Umkonto we Sizwe in 1961, they gaveì
us their countries to operate from...
13.58.22 PROMOTING ANC LOCAL COUNCIL TO PROVIDEì
FACILITIES TO ALEX
13.59.15 GORV OF NATIONAL UNITY HAS DECLARED ALLì
OUT WAR ON CRIME
14.00.04 GORV CANNOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO TAKE LAW INTOì
OWN HANDS
14.04.23 WIDE ESTABLISH OF STAGE 'Partnershipì
Reconstruction & Transformation of our cities townì
& communities"
14.05.04 END SPEECH
14.07.11 CUTAWAYS CROWD/FACES LISTENING
14.15.33 POLICE CHOPPER ZOOM OUT WIDE CROWD
14.18.56 MANDELA WAVING TO CROWD AS HE WALKS TOì
CAR
14.20.03 CARS LEAVING - SONG PLAYING "Nelsonì
Mandela"
14.29.08 PEOPLE WALKING STREETS OF ALEX LEAVINGì
RALLY
Record ID:
892540
PRESIDENT MANDELA ADDRESSING RALLY IN ALEXANDRAì re: Local Government Election Campaign; slammedì vigilante action against suspected illegalì immigrants 13.48.58 MANDELA SPEECH 13.49.23 ...this township was known as "The Darkì City" because of the complete lack of electricity.ì Today Alex has been partially electrified...ourì immediate challenge...to transform it from "Theì Dark City" into the "City of Light" [APPLAUSE] 13.51.00 ...during the years I lived here, theì people of Alex ignored tribal & ethnicì distinctions...we were Alexandrans. We were oneì people & we undermined the distinctions that theì Apartheid gorv tried so hard to impose... 13.51.30 It saddens and angers me to see theì rising hatred of foreigners in Alexandra. We had aì legacy of unity & solidarity here. This greatì legacy has been undermined by recent attacks onì foreigners some of whome are naturalised citizens. 13.52.08 DON'T BLAME OTHER PEOPLE FOR YOURì TROUBLES...we are not victims to the influx ofì foreign people into SA... 13.52.45 ...the government is addressing theì problems of illegal immigrants through newì legislation that is before parliament. Meanwhile,ì no individual must take the law into their ownì hands... 13.55.04 ...we have to treat the question ofì illegal immigrants in a very sensitive &ì sympathetic manner. We must always remember thatì when we were struggling especially after theì formation of Umkonto we Sizwe in 1961, they gaveì us their countries to operate from... 13.58.22 PROMOTING ANC LOCAL COUNCIL TO PROVIDEì FACILITIES TO ALEX 13.59.15 GORV OF NATIONAL UNITY HAS DECLARED ALLì OUT WAR ON CRIME 14.00.04 GORV CANNOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO TAKE LAW INTOì OWN HANDS 14.04.23 WIDE ESTABLISH OF STAGE 'Partnershipì Reconstruction & Transformation of our cities townì & communities" 14.05.04 END SPEECH 14.07.11 CUTAWAYS CROWD/FACES LISTENING 14.15.33 POLICE CHOPPER ZOOM OUT WIDE CROWD 14.18.56 MANDELA WAVING TO CROWD AS HE WALKS TOì CAR 14.20.03 CARS LEAVING - SONG PLAYING "Nelsonì Mandela" 14.29.08 PEOPLE WALKING STREETS OF ALEX LEAVINGì RALLY
- Title: PRESIDENT MANDELA ADDRESSING RALLY IN ALEXANDRAì re: Local Government Election Campaign; slammedì vigilante action against suspected illegalì immigrants 13.48.58 MANDELA SPEECH 13.49.23 ...this township was known as "The Darkì City" because of the complete lack of electricity.ì Today Alex has been partially electrified...ourì immediate challenge...to transform it from "Theì Dark City" into the "City of Light" [APPLAUSE] 13.51.00 ...during the years I lived here, theì people of Alex ignored tribal & ethnicì distinctions...we were Alexandrans. We were oneì people & we undermined the distinctions that theì Apartheid gorv tried so hard to impose... 13.51.30 It saddens and angers me to see theì rising hatred of foreigners in Alexandra. We had aì legacy of unity & solidarity here. This greatì legacy has been undermined by recent attacks onì foreigners some of whome are naturalised citizens. 13.52.08 DON'T BLAME OTHER PEOPLE FOR YOURì TROUBLES...we are not victims to the influx ofì foreign people into SA... 13.52.45 ...the government is addressing theì problems of illegal immigrants through newì legislation that is before parliament. Meanwhile,ì no individual must take the law into their ownì hands... 13.55.04 ...we have to treat the question ofì illegal immigrants in a very sensitive &ì sympathetic manner. We must always remember thatì when we were struggling especially after theì formation of Umkonto we Sizwe in 1961, they gaveì us their countries to operate from... 13.58.22 PROMOTING ANC LOCAL COUNCIL TO PROVIDEì FACILITIES TO ALEX 13.59.15 GORV OF NATIONAL UNITY HAS DECLARED ALLì OUT WAR ON CRIME 14.00.04 GORV CANNOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO TAKE LAW INTOì OWN HANDS 14.04.23 WIDE ESTABLISH OF STAGE 'Partnershipì Reconstruction & Transformation of our cities townì & communities" 14.05.04 END SPEECH 14.07.11 CUTAWAYS CROWD/FACES LISTENING 14.15.33 POLICE CHOPPER ZOOM OUT WIDE CROWD 14.18.56 MANDELA WAVING TO CROWD AS HE WALKS TOì CAR 14.20.03 CARS LEAVING - SONG PLAYING "Nelsonì Mandela" 14.29.08 PEOPLE WALKING STREETS OF ALEX LEAVINGì RALLY
- Date: 19th August 1995
- Summary: PRESIDENT MANDELA ADDRESSING RALLY IN ALEXANDRAì re: Local Government Election Campaign; slammedì vigilante action against suspected illegalì immigrants 13.48.58 MANDELA SPEECH 13.49.23 ...this township was known as "The Darkì City" because of the complete lack of electricity.ì Today Alex has been partially electrified...ourì immediate challenge...to transform it from "Theì Dark City" into the "City of Light" [APPLAUSE] 13.51.00 ...during the years I lived here, theì people of Alex ignored tribal & ethnicì distinctions...we were Alexandrans. We were oneì people & we undermined the distinctions that theì Apartheid gorv tried so hard to impose... 13.51.30 It saddens and angers me to see theì rising hatred of foreigners in Alexandra. We had aì legacy of unity & solidarity here. This greatì legacy has been undermined by recent attacks onì foreigners some of whome are naturalised citizens. 13.52.08 DON'T BLAME OTHER PEOPLE FOR YOURì TROUBLES...we are not victims to the influx ofì foreign people into SA... 13.52.45 ...the government is addressing theì problems of illegal immigrants through newì legislation that is before parliament. Meanwhile,ì no individual must take the law into their ownì hands... 13.55.04 ...we have to treat the question ofì illegal immigrants in a very sensitive &ì sympathetic manner. We must always remember thatì when we were struggling especially after theì formation of Umkonto we Sizwe in 1961, they gaveì us their countries to operate from... 13.58.22 PROMOTING ANC LOCAL COUNCIL TO PROVIDEì FACILITIES TO ALEX 13.59.15 GORV OF NATIONAL UNITY HAS DECLARED ALLì OUT WAR ON CRIME 14.00.04 GORV CANNOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO TAKE LAW INTOì OWN HANDS 14.04.23 WIDE ESTABLISH OF STAGE 'Partnershipì Reconstruction & Transformation of our cities townì & communities" 14.05.04 END SPEECH 14.07.11 CUTAWAYS CROWD/FACES LISTENING 14.15.33 POLICE CHOPPER ZOOM OUT WIDE CROWD 14.18.56 MANDELA WAVING TO CROWD AS HE WALKS TOì CAR 14.20.03 CARS LEAVING - SONG PLAYING "Nelsonì Mandela" 14.29.08 PEOPLE WALKING STREETS OF ALEX LEAVINGì RALLY
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- Story Text:PRESIDENT MANDELA ADDRESSING RALLY IN ALEXANDRAì
re: Local Government Election Campaign; slammedì
vigilante action against suspected illegalì
immigrants
13.48.58 MANDELA SPEECH
13.49.23 ...this township was known as "The Darkì
City" because of the complete lack of electricity.ì
Today Alex has been partially electrified...ourì
immediate challenge...to transform it from "Theì
Dark City" into the "City of Light" [APPLAUSE]
13.51.00 ...during the years I lived here, theì
people of Alex ignored tribal & ethnicì
distinctions...we were Alexandrans. We were oneì
people & we undermined the distinctions that theì
Apartheid gorv tried so hard to impose...
13.51.30 It saddens and angers me to see theì
rising hatred of foreigners in Alexandra. We had aì
legacy of unity & solidarity here. This greatì
legacy has been undermined by recent attacks onì
foreigners some of whome are naturalised citizens.
13.52.08 DON'T BLAME OTHER PEOPLE FOR YOURì
TROUBLES...we are not victims to the influx ofì
foreign people into SA...
13.52.45 ...the government is addressing theì
problems of illegal immigrants through newì
legislation that is before parliament. Meanwhile,ì
no individual must take the law into their ownì
hands...
13.55.04 ...we have to treat the question ofì
illegal immigrants in a very sensitive &ì
sympathetic manner. We must always remember thatì
when we were struggling especially after theì
formation of Umkonto we Sizwe in 1961, they gaveì
us their countries to operate from...
13.58.22 PROMOTING ANC LOCAL COUNCIL TO PROVIDEì
FACILITIES TO ALEX
13.59.15 GORV OF NATIONAL UNITY HAS DECLARED ALLì
OUT WAR ON CRIME
14.00.04 GORV CANNOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO TAKE LAW INTOì
OWN HANDS
14.04.23 WIDE ESTABLISH OF STAGE 'Partnershipì
Reconstruction & Transformation of our cities townì
& communities"
14.05.04 END SPEECH
14.07.11 CUTAWAYS CROWD/FACES LISTENING
14.15.33 POLICE CHOPPER ZOOM OUT WIDE CROWD
14.18.56 MANDELA WAVING TO CROWD AS HE WALKS TOì
CAR
14.20.03 CARS LEAVING - SONG PLAYING "Nelsonì
Mandela"
14.29.08 PEOPLE WALKING STREETS OF ALEX LEAVINGì
RALLY - Copyright Holder: Visnews