The ANC turns 100

Choir at ANC centennial

By Saturday night, only a few of us were left at Langerry Holiday Flats.  The students had been leaving since early Friday morning, starting with Tucker on a 9:30 a.m. flight.  Each of the 'good-byes' was tearful.  Those of us left behind needed a diversion.

We attend the ANC Centenary event

We learned from the Mamas at the Red Location Backpackers that there would be an event at the Nelson Mandela Stadium that night to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the ANC.  Formed in 1912, the African National Congress is the oldest liberation party in Africa.  The Centenary Torch was passing through PE this weekend, and the event at the stadium was one of many planned for its appearance here. 

The audience was smaller than we had expected. But the choral music and historical play performed served to occupy our minds on a night that would otherwise have felt quite empty.