A memorial service was held to honor Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president and Nobel Prize winner. US President Obama and other leaders from the world were present at the event that took place at FNB Stadium.

It is said that around 100,000 people were expected to attend the event. Big screens were set up around the city in order to accommodate the rest of the population. It was made sure that there is tight security at the stadium.

People were not deterred by the rain and were there to pay homage to Mandela, who has fought hard to bring democracy in the nation. A number of arrangements were made from the side of the government like they opened turnstiles to provide free subway to commute to the memorial.

In order to avoid any sort of traffic jam, the police has banned traffic and parking near the stadium. Songs were sung about Mandela and they were the ones that mentioned his anti-apartheid struggle of 1970s and 1980s and even earlier.

"We're probably going to be the most united we've ever been this week., which was his dream", affirmed John Thomas at King of Kings Church, Cape Town.