Every "Beyhive" throughout South Africa is waiting with bated breath for Monday morning.
After years of requests and social media rants about this generation's most celebrated performer not touring in South Africa, rumours are rife that the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 will announce on Monday that pop sensation Beyoncé will perform at a free concert.
The festival will celebrate the centenary year of former president Nelson Mandela, honouring his legacy in the fight to end "extreme poverty".
Global Citizen is a movement that aims to end extreme poverty by 2030.
The Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 will celebrate a six-month campaign in support of the UN's sustainable development goals.
Those supporting the festival include Naomi Campbell, Hugh Evans, Sho Madjozi, Kweku Mandela, Tukwini Mandela, Tiwa Savage, and Patrice Motsepe and his wife Precious Moloi-Motsepe.
The last time Beyoncé performed in South Africa, it was as part of Nelson Mandela's 46664 concert in 2004.
Since the Motsepe Foundation brought the Barcelona football team, fans have been asking it to organise an event so they could see Beyoncé live.
The Motsepe Foundation is the major partner – with Johnson & Johnson, Cisco, Nedbank, Vodacom, Big House of Mandela, Bill and Melinda Gates Goalkeepers, among others.
Full details and a line-up announcement will be made at a press conference in Sandton on Monday morning.
Source: Channel24
