Johannesburg – Excitement is mounting in the lead-up to United States First Lady Michelle Obama’s arrival at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg today.<\/p>\n
A heavy police presence could be seen outside the museum, with dozens of metro police cars parked at various entry points, and armed members doing the rounds in the vicinity.<\/p>\n
A handful of curious onlookers gathered outside the gate in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the first lady.<\/p>\n
Some even tried their luck with the security, saying they are here to visit the museum which is closed to the general public.<\/p>\n
“We came all the way from Pretoria …we were just trying our luck, but I guess next time,” said one curious citizen, who did not want to be named.<\/p>\n
Obama is expected to arrive after 3:30pm, from the Nelson Mandela Foundation, where she toured Mandela’s archives with Gra\u00e7a Machel and some members of the family.<\/p>\n
The museum will give Obama, her mother and two daughters a glimpse of what the apartheid regime was like.<\/p>\n
Then the family will have a photo shoot with 75 women aged 16 to 30, who are playing leadership roles across the continent. The women are taking part in the two-day meeting of Young African Women Leaders Forum.<\/p>\n
Obama is set to deliver a keynote address on Wednesday morning at Regina Mundi Church in Soweto, one of the many churches that became hubs of activity for political gathering during the anti-apartheid struggle.<\/p>\n
Obama has a packed schedule that includes a trip to the memorial for Hector Pieterson \u2013who was killed at the age of 12 during the Soweto uprising in 1976.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, she leaves for Cape Town where she will visit Robben Island, which was home to hundreds of anti-apartheid fighters such as Mandela and Walter Sisulu.<\/p>\n
She will also spend a day with disadvantaged students at the University of Cape Town before meeting with groups that work with HIV and Aids, before meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a key figure, who helped South Africa overcome its past through the TRC.<\/p>\n
Obama will then head for Botswana on Friday. The week-long visit is intended to improve relations with African nations and promote youth education, health, and wellness. – BuaNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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