It's Celebration time at Soweto

Singers Alicia Keys, Shakira, Fergie among others enthralled the crowd with their numbers. K'naan rocked the house with "Wavin' Flag" while Joseph Blatter and Jacob Zuma addressed the gathering prior to the artists taking centrestage. Some pictures from the Orlando Stadium in Soweto as Africa was just hours away from hosting its first-ever FIFA Football World Cup. Photos: AP