New Delhi, July 14 (IANSlife) While the mention of South Africa immediately brings alive the imagery of safaris, glamping, bungee jumping, diverse food and warm people, its rich and diverse cultural history is equally appealing. An inseparable part of the historic fabric of this nation remains its iconic leader - Nelson Mandela, or as he is affectionately known -- Madiba. Mandela, born into a South African royal family, went on to become an influential political leader and then also the President, and was at the forefront of South African freedom struggle. From serving 27 years in prison to working as a philanthropist, his life was legendary to say the least. The 'Gandhi of the African continent' has received, and rightfully so, more than 250 honours, including The Nobel Peace Prize and the Bharat Ratna. July 18 (also known globally as Mandela Day) 2020 marks the passage of 102 years since the birth of the great South African revolutionary. From the rolling hills and scattered villages of Qunu in the Eastern Cape, to reverent reflections in the prison cells of Robben Island, to the sacred sidewalk on Vilakazi Street in Soweto -- South Africa offers a chance to follow in the footsteps to freedom of the nation's most iconic hero -- Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. Walk with us around: Robben Island Nelson Mandela spent 18 immensely challenging years in prison on this little island situated off the coast of Cape Town and yet emerged from it filled with forgiveness instead of hatred. Robben Island is now a World Heritage site and museum. Although from the 17th to the 20th century the island was a place of imprisonment -- today it is a beacon of hope and a place where visitors can gain some insight into the life and times of Nelson Mandela and fellow freedom fighters. Google offers a narrated tour -- complete with a visit to Mandela's 6.5 x 6.5 foot cell -- led by Vusumsi Mcongo, an anti-Apartheid activist who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1978-1990. Constitution Hill Through the years, the Constitution Hill functioned mainly as a prison. It was here that many passive resistors and freedom fighters including the Father of our Nation - Mahatma Gandhi, and Nelson Mandela were held; the site has two permanent exhibitions that revolve around the lives of both these revolutionaries. A walk through Number Four section of the prison, reading up on the horrific conditions of the time and the difference in how prisoners of different races were treated, quickly hammers home the need for radical reform and equality for which Mandela was fighting -- and ultimately achieved. The Constitution Hill in Johannesburg is now a fascinating museum and the home to South Africa's constitutional court. The website www.constitutionhill.org.za offers a virtual representation of what visitors can experience at the site. Apartheid Museum Apartheid -- a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination, had infiltrated every nerve of the country. These dogmas (or the resistance towards them) helped shape Mandela's entire life and nowhere can you get a better grip on what transpired during the proceeding struggle than at the Apartheid Museum, situated south of Johannesburg. The Apartheid Museum opened in 2001 and is acknowledged throughout the world for its illustrious display of the rise and fall of Apartheid. Allow yourself at least a couple of hours to soak it all in, and get over an emotional yet interactive and informative visit. Google Street View offers several guided tours to the Apartheid Museum. Capture Site This site has enormous significance in the history of the freedom struggle because it was here that, after 17 months if evading the apartheid authorities, Nelson Mandela was arrested. On August 5, 1962, the policed flagged down a car driven by Nelson Mandela in a chauffer's uniform while he was returning from a secret meeting with the African National Congress president -- this incident would go on to shape the future of an entire country. To mark the historic spot is a sculpture comprising of 50 steel rods, that align to create a magnificent portrait of Mandela. Street View users can now view Marco Cianfanelli's extraordinary sculpture of Nelson Mandela at the Nelson Mandela Capture Site. Mandela House Situated in Vilakazi Street, the humble home Mandela moved into in 1946, the Mandela House gives visitors great insight into the Mandela family. "It was the opposite of grand," he wrote in his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, "but it was my first true home of my own and I was mightily proud." The house is filled with memorabilia about the family, complete with photographs and visuals and is a fitting tribute to the incredible struggle for freedom. Vilakazi Street is usually flooded with visitors wanting a glimpse into the home of the great Madiba -- hence getting an early start to this place might be a good idea. The building, which is now a museum dedicated to his life, can be explored via Google Street View. Route 67 Port Elizabeth includes Nelson Mandela Bay where one can find Route 67 -a collection of 67 art pieces by 67 local artists celebrating the 67 years Nelson Mandela devoted to public life, and his contribution to the freedom struggle in South Africa. It begins at the Campanile in Strand Street and winds its way through the CBD -- the heart of the city, through Vuyisile Mini Square, past the City Library, up the steps of St Mary's Terrace and up to the Great Flag in the Donkin Reserve. Nelson Mandela once said, "For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." The Rainbow Nation beckons you to witness that journey of freedom! (IANSlife can be contacted at ianslife@ians.in) --IANS sj/tb/dpb

International Mandela Day: Following in Madiba's footsteps

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Only a few days ago, we brought you this year’s most popular <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Whats-The-Buzzword-Of-The-Year-Find-Out-Here/articleshow/27210409.cms">buzzwords</a> on <keyword id="6354576" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Facebook">Facebook</keyword>. But you must have been wondering till now what the <keyword id="1983041" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Most-popular-search-terms">most popular search terms</keyword> are on Google this year and finally, here is the list. Just like Facebook, Google has a global search list, as well as country-specific ones and we have decided to delve deep into the Indian psyche. 
 Google announces the <keyword id="1983046" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Internet-Zeitgeist">Internet Zeitgeist</keyword> (German for ‘the spirit of the times’) after scanning more than a trillion search queries it receives every year. Zeitgeist offers a unique perspective on the year’s major events and hottest trends, based on <keyword id="898386" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Google-searches">Google searches</keyword> conducted in India and across the globe. 
 Going by the top charts published by <keyword id="1983045" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Google-Zeitgeist-2013">Google Zeitgeist 2013</keyword>, <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword>, <keyword id="11111" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="celebs">celebs</keyword> and <keyword id="1521" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Cricket">cricket</keyword> top the search lists here in India – whether you like it or no. And speaking about Bollywood, <keyword id="1671" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shah-Rukh-Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword> still rules all hearts and search queries. Chennai Express, a romantic action-comedy starring <keyword id="1379" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="king-khan">King Khan</keyword> and the sultry <keyword id="598" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Deepika-Padukone">Deepika Padukone</keyword>, tops the Zeitgeist ‘<keyword id="1983047" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Top-trending">top trending</keyword>’ list (<keyword id="1983050" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Search-topics">search topics</keyword> with the <keyword id="1983055" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Biggest-increase-in-search-volume">biggest increase in search volume</keyword> since the previous period) this year. But then, the movie went on to become the highest grossing Bollywood film worldwide, surpassing <keyword id="6373971" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="40" keywordseo="3-idiots">3 Idiots</keyword>, and we are not really surprised. Other <keyword id="406" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Movies">movies</keyword> among the top trending are blockbusters such as <keyword id="780293" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aashiqui-2">Aashiqui 2</keyword>, <keyword id="500441" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Krrish-3">Krrish 3</keyword> and <keyword id="1886157" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ram-Leela">Ram-Leela</keyword>. Unfortunately, there’s no place for <keyword id="24705" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="80" keywordseo="Dhoom-3">Dhoom 3</keyword> (or Aamir, for that matter) among them. 
 But what about the most-searched-for <keyword id="1983035" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="Bollywood-actor-and-actress">Bollywood actor and actress</keyword>? Hold your breath – you have <keyword id="6354701" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Salman">Salman</keyword> and Katrina there. SRK is second in that list and so is Deepika. But once again, the ‘people’ list may leave you gasping. Here, <keyword id="1983057" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Adult-movie-star">adult movie star</keyword> <keyword id="836886" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sunny-Leone">Sunny Leone</keyword> has pushed Sallu to the second spot. That’s some fire power – we must agree. 
 Yet what has surprised most is the resurgence of the <keyword id="6354831" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Indian-Premier-League">Indian Premier League</keyword> in the ‘top trending’ list. Despite the hue and cry over alleged corruption practices, the <keyword id="6354312" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword> has broken records in terms of online searches for latest scores and results. 
 And that brings us back to the Little Master, often compared with the legendary <keyword id="73093" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Don-Bradman">Don Bradman</keyword>. Sachin has recently bid adieu to Test cricket (he stopped playing ODIs and T20 earlier) and tops the <keyword id="805759" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="most-searched">most searched</keyword> list for sportspersons, followed by <keyword id="6386353" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Milkha-Singh">Milkha Singh</keyword> (because of the movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, it seems) and <keyword id="6354832" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="MS-Dhoni">MS Dhoni</keyword>. <keyword id="30621" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Badminton">Badminton</keyword> ace <keyword id="30618" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Saina-Nehwal">Saina Nehwal</keyword> and cricket great <keyword id="2727" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rahul-Dravid">Rahul Dravid</keyword>’s retirement are also among the most searched news events and that gladdens our heart. 
 If you are still wondering where <keyword id="1729991" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Madiba">Madiba</keyword> (<keyword id="45802" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Nelson-Mandela">Nelson Mandela</keyword>) is in these lists, we have to disappoint you. He topped Google’s global list but didn’t find an audience in India, it seems. Instead, recently deceased American <keyword id="271" type="POSITION" weightage="100" keywordseo="actor">actor</keyword> <keyword id="1983032" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Paul-William-Walker-IV">Paul William Walker IV</keyword> has found the eighth position in ‘top trending’ – one place down from the popular TV reality show <keyword id="26022" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="bigg-boss">Bigg Boss</keyword> 7. 
 But it has not been fun and frolic all the way. ‘Change’ and ‘tragedy’ have impacted our searches and the <keyword id="859697" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="top-news">top news</keyword> moments have captured our attention. Do you want proof? The <keyword id="86474" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Unique-Identification-Authority-of-India">Unique Identification Authority of India</keyword> (<keyword id="6355252" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="UIDAI">UIDAI</keyword>), the organisation behind the <keyword id="155319" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aadhar">Aadhar</keyword> concept, <keyword id="1983062" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="GATE-2014">GATE 2014</keyword> (it shows <keyword id="6375224" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="higher-education">higher education</keyword> is still top priority in the country) and the tragic death of actor <keyword id="1983034" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Zia-Khan">Zia Khan</keyword> are among the <keyword id="1983063" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Top-trending-topics">top trending topics</keyword>. 
 The announcement of <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> as <keyword id="1866999" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="BJPs-prime-ministerial-candidate">BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate</keyword> and the proposed sale of <keyword id="6354356" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="BlackBerry">BlackBerry</keyword>, once the <keyword id="139821" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="market-leader">market leader</keyword> in mobile devices, are among the top-searched news in India this year, in addition to Karnataka poll results, <keyword id="14678" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Vijay-Mallya">Vijay Mallya</keyword> &amp; <keyword id="6360137" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="kingfisher">Kingfisher</keyword> debacle, Arushi Talwar case and the state of Indian economy. 
 Interestingly, <keyword id="35621" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="e-commerce">e-commerce</keyword> has emerged as a significant search topic in the year 2013, with <keyword id="6354742" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Flipkart">Flipkart</keyword> and Olx.com topping the chart for most searched shopping sites. Gaming has also emerged as a popular category for the first time, as a critical mass of people searched for games online. Local <keyword id="4578" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="entertainment">entertainment</keyword>, too, has been popularly searched on mobile this year. The top three searches on mobile are <keyword id="34615" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="restaurants">restaurants</keyword>, <keyword id="6355410" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="bars">bars</keyword> and movies, followed by <keyword id="6354798" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="coffee">coffee</keyword>, <keyword id="899787" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="cricket-score">cricket score</keyword> and <keyword id="41941" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="fast-food">fast food</keyword>. As for smartphones, <keyword id="10591" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Samsung">Samsung</keyword> Galaxy S4 is leading the gang, followed by <keyword id="1554555" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Nokia-Lumia-520">Nokia Lumia 520</keyword> and <keyword id="1983069" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Micromax-Canvas-2">Micromax Canvas 2</keyword>. 
 
So what has changed in search? A lot, going by the 2013 trends. The results this year present a huge difference compared to last year’s Zeitgeist, which mostly reflected utilitarian searches based on personal requirements like booking tickets, shopping and other information purposes. 
 “From a search trends perspective, 2013 was clearly the year of entertainment. <keyword id="4546" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shah-Rukh">Shah Rukh</keyword>’s Lungi Dance from Chennai Express, the Bollywood romantic drama Aashiqui 2, national heart-throbs <keyword id="6354583" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Salman-Khan">Salman Khan</keyword> and <keyword id="6354850" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Katrina-Kaif">Katrina Kaif</keyword>, Telugu actor <keyword id="18727" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Kajal">Kajal</keyword> and her counterpart, the young rebel star Prabhas and <keyword id="250" type="POSITION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Singer">singer</keyword> <keyword id="380702" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Honey-Singh">Honey Singh</keyword> ruled the year, and drove millions of Indians to the web. <keyword id="6357762" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Online-shopping">Online shopping</keyword>, <keyword id="6354778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Banking">banking</keyword> and e-commerce also continued their upward trend – a clear testimony to Indians embracing <keyword id="6626738" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="online-transactions">online transactions</keyword>,” said <keyword id="249393" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rajan-Anandan">Rajan Anandan</keyword>, vice-president and managing director (sales and operations), <keyword id="45395" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Google-India">Google India</keyword>. 
 
Top trending topics in India 
1. Chennai Express 
2. IPL 2013 
3. Aashiqui 2 
4. UIDAI 
5. GATE 2014 
6. Krrish 3 
7. Bigg Boss 7 
8. <keyword id="106867" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Paul-Walker">Paul Walker</keyword> 
9. <keyword id="19566" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Jiah-Khan">Jiah Khan</keyword> 
10. Ram Leela 
 
With input from Agencies

For India, It’s Entertainment
First In 2013, Says Google

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/52a1ed0aecad04687a3c26c6-599-801/enhanced-buzz-2503-1386284995-7.jpg" border="0" alt="mandela" />Metro UKThe front page of today's Metro UK</div></div></div>In part, the power of an idea comes from the eloquence with which it expressed. Few managed it with the class of <keyword id="45802" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Nelson-Mandela">Nelson Mandela</keyword>, from pithy observations such as "Where you stand depends on where you sit", and "It always seems impossible until it's done", to the uplifting "There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living".
Here are 20 things he said that are a guide to ensuring a life well lived.
From his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom (1995):
<ul>
<li>"A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones."</li>
<li>"No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion."</li>
<li>"People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite."</li>
<li>"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."</li>
<li>"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. … The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."</li>
</ul>
Others:
<ul>
<li>"Let it never be said by future generations that indifference, cynicism or selfishness made us fail to live up to the ideals of humanism which the Nobel Peace Prize encapsulates." - Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, 1993.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>"I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." -Speech from the dock following his 1964 trial.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>"Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished." - Cape Town speech, 1990.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>"Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do." - Letter to Makhaya Ntini on his 100th cricket test, 2009.</li>
<li>"What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead." - Address at Walter Sisulu's 90th birthday celebrations, 2002.</li>
<li>"If I had my time over I would do the same again. So would any man who dares call himself a man." - Speech in mitigation after being convicted of inciting strikes and leaving the country illegally, 1962.</li>
<li>"Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end." - Letter to Winnie Mandela, 1975.</li>
<li>"I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles." - From his unpublished autobiographical manuscript, 1975.</li>
<li>"Those who conduct themselves with morality, integrity and consistency need not fear the forces of inhumanity and cruelty." - British Red Cross Humanity Lecture, 2003.</li>
<li>"When the history of our times is written, will we be remembered as the generation that turned our backs in a moment of global crisis or will it be recorded that we did the right thing?" - Speaking about AIDS, 46664 concert, Norway, 2005.</li>
<li>"A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we so passionately dreamt of." - Soweto address, 2008.</li>
<li>"The values of human solidarity that once drove our quest for a humane society seem to have been replaced, or are being threatened, by a crass materialism and pursuit of social goals of instant gratification. One of the challenges of our time, without being pietistic or moralistic, is to re-instil in the consciousness of our people that sense of human solidarity, of being in the world for one another and because of and through others." - 5th Steve Biko lecture, 2004.</li>
<li>"Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. And overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. While poverty persists, there is no true freedom." - Address Make Poverty History campaign, 2005.</li>
<li>"You sharpen your ideas by reducing yourself to the level of the people you are with, and a sense of humour and a complete relaxation, even when you're discussing serious things, does help to mobilise friends around you. And I love that." - Interview for Mandela: The Authorised Portrait, 2006.</li>
<li>"Mr Fraser, is Donald Bradman still alive?" - To former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, when visited by him in Pollsmoor jail, 1986. (Later, Mr Fraser presented him with a signed bat from The Don, inscribed: "To Nelson Mandela, in recognition of a great unfinished innings.")</li>
<li>"Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace." - Mandela documentary interview, 1994</li>
</ul>
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Madiba's Wisdom: 20 Timeless Quotes From Nelson Mandela

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Richard Stengel, an ex-Obama official, called out US networks for their heavy coverage of Queen Elizabeth's death.</li><li>"There's a weakness in the American character that still yearns for that era of hereditary privilege," he said.</li></ul>Richard Stengel, the under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs in the Obama administration from 2013 to 2016, in an appearance on MSNBC on Thursday called out US networks over extensive coverage of Queen Elizabeth II's death. "I have to say to your earlier question, why why are news American news networks dedicating all of this time to Queen Elizabeth's funeral? I think it's a good question," Stengel said. "There's a weakness in the American character that still yearns for that era of hereditary privilege, which is the very thing that we escaped from."Stengel underscored that it was Queen Elizabeth's "great-great-great-great-grandfather George III who we rebelled from to start the United States of America."Though the former Obama official said he pays "tribute to Queen Elizabeth for her unrivaled service," he also critiqued her connection to British colonialism."You played a clip of her speaking in Cape Town in 1947 in South Africa. That's the year apartheid took effect in South Africa. That was something that British colonialism ushered in. British colonialism, which she presided over for all these years, had a terrible effect on much of the world. It's something that people revolt from," he said. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—The Recount (@therecount) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1567986839994105859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2022</a></blockquote>Apartheid was an institutionalized system of white supremacy involving racial segregation and discrimination against South Africa's non-white inhabitants. "Although many of the segregationist policies dated back to the early decades of the twentieth century, it was the election of the Nationalist Party in 1948 that marked the beginning of legalized racism's harshest features called Apartheid," <a href="https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/pcw/98678.htm#:~:text=Although%20many%20of%20the%20segregationist,racism's%20harshest%20features%20called%20Apartheid.">per the State Department</a>. South Africa was colonized by both the Dutch and British, and apartheid was <a href="https://www.history.com/news/apartheid-policies-photos-nelson-mandela">firmly rooted in that history</a>.Queen Elizabeth was head of state to 32 countries over the course of her 70-year reign, which is <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/countries-king-charles-monarch-of-after-queen-elizabeth-death-2022-9">intrinsically linked to Britain's long history of imperialism.</a> Seventeen of those countries — including South Africa in 1961 — ultimately cut ties with the British monarchy during the same period. The most recent country to do so, Barbados, removed Queen Elizabeth as head of state and became a republic in late 2021. Reactions to Queen Elizabeth's death in South Africa highlight how the legacy of British colonialism has bred mixed feelings about the British royal family."We do not mourn the death of Elizabeth," South Africa's Marxist opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters, said, <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-09-09/mixed-feelings-among-some-in-africa-for-queen-elizabeth">per Reuters</a>. "Our interaction with Britain has been one of pain...death and dispossession, and of the dehumanization of the African people.That said, Queen Elizabeth had an amicable relationship with Nelson Mandela, who was the first Black president of South Africa following the end of apartheid. "By his own admission, Nelson Mandela was an anglophile, and in the years after his release from prison cultivated a close relationship with the Queen," the Nelson Mandela Foundation wrote in a statement on Queen Elizabeth's death, adding, "They also talked on the phone frequently, using their first names with each other as a sign of mutual respect as well as affection.""For Madiba it was important that the former colonial power in southern Africa should be drawn into cordial and productive relations with the newly democratic republic of South Africa," the statement went on to say, employing Mandela's clan name. "In later life Madiba would often take pleasure in reminding interlocutors from Britain that South Africa had thrown off the colonial yoke."

Former Obama official calls out US networks over Queen Elizabeth coverage, zeroing in on her connection to British colonialism

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The manager of a luxury <keyword id="11898229" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hotel" source="Orion">hotel</keyword> that was <keyword id="13261404" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nelson-mandela" source="Orion">Nelson Mandela</keyword>'s former home said <keyword id="11937524" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bill-clinton" source="Orion">Bill Clinton</keyword> often visited.</li><li>Dimitri Maritz, manager of Sanctuary Mandela, said Clinton would request the same meals as him.</li></ul>Bill Clinton was a regular guest at Nelson Mandela's Houghton, Johannesburg home, according to the manager of <a href="https://www.sanctuarymandela.com/">Sanctuary Mandela,</a> a new luxury hotel that was formerly the residence of <keyword id="11992087" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="south-africa" source="Orion">South Africa</keyword>'s first president. Dimitri Maritz, a manager at the sanctuary which doubles as a museum, told Insider that Clinton would request to eat the exact same meals as Mandela during his visits. Maritz said Mandela lived at the 9-bedroom property between 1992 to 1998, which included most of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nelson-mandela-would-be-100-today-here-are-24-of-his-timeless-quotes-2018-7?r=US&amp;IR=T">his presidency that spanned 1994 to 1999</a>. Mandela <a href="https://www.sanctuarymandela.com/sanctuary-mandela-legacy">welcomed many high-profile guests</a> during this time, according to the sanctuary's website, including Naomi Campbell, who Maritz said would "often bring him flowers," and Oprah Winfrey."One very notable guest would be Bill Clinton. He was a regular in the home," Maritz told Insider, adding that the hotel's current chef, Xoliswa Ndoyiya, who was Mandela's personal chef for 18 years, shared details about these visits.<div type="image" title="Xoliswa Ndoyiya, Nelson Mandela's former personal chef and chef at Sanctuary Mandela's restaurant." height="2571" width="3428" msid="89849587" hostid="261"></div>"He actually visited quite often to a point where he would want to eat exactly what Madiba used to eat and he wouldn't want it all prettied up in a specific way," Maritz said. The manager also said Ndoyiya told him that when Clinton enjoyed meals prepared by her, Mandela would send the then-president to the kitchen to thank her personally.In an essay for Vanity Fair in December 2013, four days after Mandela died as a result of a prolonged respiratory infection, <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/07/nelson-mandela-bill-clinton">Clinton touched on their friendship</a>."In 1998, I made the first visit by an American president to South Africa. By then President Mandela and I had become friends. We had met during the Democratic convention in New York in 1992," wrote Clinton. He added that for several years after, he traveled to South Africa to check in on the Clinton Foundation's work and "spend time with my friend on his birthday."Sanctuary Mandela opened its doors to guests in November. The property was previously bequeathed to Mandela's late son, Makgatho Mandela, whose children announced in March 2021 that the <a href="https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2021-03-21-overgrown-lawns-soaring-utility-bills-madiba-home-decays-into-ghost-house/">house was deteriorating and they voted between themselves to sell it</a>, Times Live South Africa reported. Rooms at the sanctuary range from $260 per night to nearly $1,000 for the Presidential Suite. Maritz said it was created in conjunction with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and has artworks from its archives.The sanctuary nods to Mandela by labeling each of its rooms with <a href="https://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/page/names">one of his many names</a> and displaying his photographs and letters on the walls of each suite. The <a href="https://www.sanctuarymandela.com/insights/">36-seater restaurant is named "Insights,"</a> after a painting of him and Clinton. Maritz said that in the painting, they're "sitting together in a park having an insightful discussion."Insights Restaurant uses foods that Mandela enjoyed, and Clinton would have likely tried, including oxtail stew, and samp and beans, Maritz said, to make fresh new dishes, such as oxtail ravioli and samp risotto. <div type="image" title="The interior of Sanctuary Mandela, a luxury hotel in Johannesburg that was formerly Nelson Mandela's home." height="2533" width="3800" msid="89849589" hostid="261"></div>On December 5, 2013, the day Mandela died, Clinton spoke to CBS News' Scott Pelley about <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-clinton-talks-about-his-friendship-with-nelson-mandela/">his long-term bond with Mandela</a>.Recalling the early days of their friendship, he told Pelley: "I guess he thought I had potential to do a thing or two and he went out of his way just to be my friend. Talk to me about life. Raising kids. Dealing with disappointment. Managing anger. He's an astonishing human being."Maritz said he hopes the sanctuary will now invite guests from all over the world who want to educate themselves on what Mandela was like.

Bill Clinton would visit Nelson Mandela's home and ask to eat the exact same meals as him, says Sanctuary Mandela hotel manager

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5b4f1271260a2924008b4625-2200/ap09060209807.jpg" border="0" alt="Nelson Mandela" data-mce-source="AP" />AP</div></div></div><ul><li>Former South African President Nelson Mandela would have turned 100 today, July 18.</li><li>He passed away in December 2013 at 95 years of age.</li><li>Mandela was well-known for his pithy quotes and inspirational speeches.</li></ul><hr /> Former South African President Nelson Mandela would have turned 100 today, July 18. After a remarkable life on the global stage, Madiba (a title of respect from his Xhosa clan name) passed away in December 2013 at 95 years of age.Born a Xhosa in the Thembu royal family, he studied as a lawyer before joining the political fight against the government's nationalist as a member of the African National Congress (ANC). He co-founded its Youth League in 1944. After apartheid was introduced four years later, Mandela led peaceful protests in opposition to the policy before shifting his focus to militancy and bombings in the early 1960s, which led to his arrest and life imprisonment in 1962.Eighteen of the 27 years he spent behind bars were served on Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town. His continued detention became the focus of a global campaign for his release until, eventually, he walked free on February 2, 1990.Elected president of South Africa in May 1994, he spent more than five years in office before stepping down in 1999, not before being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.His battle against his country's apartheid regime was testament to his courage, resilience, humility, and forgiveness, and it earned him a place in history as one of the 20th century's greatest and most inspiring people.Here are 24 things Madiba said that offer a guide to ensuring a life well lived.This article was adapted from an <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com.au/nelson-mandela-21-memorable-quotes-2018-7">original article</a> on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com.au/">Business Insider Australia</a>. Copyright 2018. Follow Business Insider Australia on <a href="https://twitter.com/BIAUS">Twitter</a>.

Nelson Mandela would have turned 100 today - here are 24 of his most timeless quotes

<div class="image-container float_right"><div class="image"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/52a26bcc69bedd07745aaef2-1200-900/mandela-6.jpg?maxX=481&amp;maxY=360" border="0" alt="nelson mandela" width="481" height="360" />REUTERS/Brendan McDermid</div></div><keyword id="45802" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Nelson-Mandela">Nelson Mandela</keyword>, former South African president and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/nelson-mandela-dead-south-african-former-president-dies-2013-6">anti-apartheid leader, died in Johannesburg on Thursday </a>at the age of 95. Mandela had suffered from a recurring lung infection.
Mandela's death prompted many to worry for nation, even as they mourned his death. 
<keyword id="275434" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Dennis-Gartman">Dennis Gartman</keyword>, editor and publisher of the Gartman letter writes that it was Madiba, as Mandela was fondly called, who "kept South Africa together after the end of Apartheid," and that he now "fears" for South Africa. 
"It was Nelson Mandela who forced the blacks in S. Africa to push ahead with the reconciliation councils rather than physically attacking whites living there. It was Madiba who chided radical blacks bent upon revolution rather than reconciliation, and it was Madiba who brought the whole of S. Africa into the modern world and showed the world that the leaders such as Mugabe from Zimbabwe, or Mobutu Sese Seko of the Congo needn't be the hallmarks of a new African leadership.
"We do fear for S. Africa now that Madiba has passed away, for we fear that it was his presence that kept radicals such as Julius Malema at bay and away from the wheels of power there. One "look" from Madiba... one comment... one statement was sufficient to force Malema to be ousted from his position of authority within the ANC's Youth League. President Zuma... a man in which we've no confidence whatsoever and a man given to the most lunatic decisions and actions... at least had to remain within the bounds of common sense knowing that Nelson Mandela could and would call his hand at a moment's notice.
"Hence we fear for S. Africa once the period of mourning for the passing of this great man is passed; but for now we mourn the loss of this truly great man... a man for the ages, the likes of which we shall not likely see in our lifetime again."
Gartman goes on to compare President Obama and Madiba, saying the President is a man of the left moving farther in that direction. Mandela on the other hand, he writes, "was a man of the Left who moved to the centre and created a nation."

GARTMAN: I Fear For South Africa Now That Mandela Has Died

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/52a7016969bedde86f8e91c8-1065-799/barack-obama-mandela-memorial.jpg" border="0" alt="Barack Obama Mandela memorial" />AP</div></div></div>U.S. President <keyword id="15962" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Barack-Obama">Barack Obama</keyword> delivered a powerful tribute Tuesday morning at the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/nelson-mandela-memorial-2013-12" target="_blank">memorial service for the late South African President Nelson Mandela</a>.
Here are his remarks, in full:
To Graça Machel and the Mandela family; to President Zuma and members of the government; to heads of states and government, past and present; distinguished guests -- it is a singular honor to be with you today, to celebrate a life like no other. To the people of South Africa -- people of every race and walk of life -- the world thanks you for sharing <keyword id="45802" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Nelson-Mandela">Nelson Mandela</keyword> with us. His struggle was your struggle. His triumph was your triumph. Your dignity and your hope found expression in his life. And your freedom, your democracy is his cherished legacy. 
It is hard to eulogize any man -- to capture in words not just the facts and the dates that make a life, but the essential truth of a person -- their private joys and sorrows; the quiet moments and unique qualities that illuminate someone's soul. How much harder to do so for a giant of history, who moved a nation toward justice, and in the process moved billions around the world.
Born during World War I, far from the corridors of power, a boy raised herding cattle and tutored by the elders of his Thembu tribe, Madiba would emerge as the last great liberator of the 20th century. Like Gandhi, he would lead a resistance movement -- a movement that at its start had little prospect for success. Like Dr. King, he would give potent voice to the claims of the oppressed and the moral necessity of racial justice. He would endure a brutal imprisonment that began in the time of Kennedy and Khrushchev, and reached the final days of the Cold War. Emerging from prison, without the force of arms, he would -- like Abraham Lincoln -- hold his country together when it threatened to break apart. And like America's Founding Fathers, he would erect a constitutional order to preserve freedom for future generations -- a commitment to democracy and rule of law ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from power after only one term.
Given the sweep of his life, the scope of his accomplishments, the adoration that he so rightly earned, it's tempting I think to remember Nelson Mandela as an icon, smiling and serene, detached from the tawdry affairs of lesser men. But Madiba himself strongly resisted such a lifeless portrait. Instead, Madiba insisted on sharing with us his doubts and his fears; his miscalculations along with his victories. "I am not a saint," he said, "unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying."
It was precisely because he could admit to imperfection -- because he could be so full of good humor, even mischief, despite the heavy burdens he carried -- that we loved him so. He was not a bust made of marble; he was a man of flesh and blood -- a son and a husband, a father and a friend. And that's why we learned so much from him, and that's why we can learn from him still. For nothing he achieved was inevitable. In the arc of his life, we see a man who earned his place in history through struggle and shrewdness, and persistence and faith. He tells us what is possible not just in the pages of history books, but in our own lives as well.

Mandela showed us the power of action; of taking risks on behalf of our ideals. Perhaps Madiba was right that he inherited, "a proud rebelliousness, a stubborn sense of fairness" from his father. And we know he shared with millions of black and colored South Africans the anger born of, "a thousand slights, a thousand indignities, a thousand unremembered moments…a desire to fight the system that imprisoned my people," he said.
But like other early giants of the ANC -- the Sisulus and Tambos -- Madiba disciplined his anger and channeled his desire to fight into organization, and platforms, and strategies for action, so men and women could stand up for their God-given dignity. Moreover, he accepted the consequences of his actions, knowing that standing up to powerful interests and injustice carries a price. "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I've cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and [with] equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." 
Mandela taught us the power of action, but he also taught us the power of ideas; the importance of reason and arguments; the need to study not only those who you agree with, but also those who you don't agree with. He understood that ideas cannot be contained by prison walls, or extinguished by a sniper's bullet. He turned his trial into an indictment of apartheid because of his eloquence and his passion, but also because of his training as an advocate. He used decades in prison to sharpen his arguments, but also to spread his thirst for knowledge to others in the movement. And he learned the language and the customs of his oppressor so that one day he might better convey to them how their own freedom depend upon his.
Mandela demonstrated that action and ideas are not enough. No matter how right, they must be chiseled into law and institutions. He was practical, testing his beliefs against the hard surface of circumstance and history. On core principles he was unyielding, which is why he could rebuff offers of unconditional release, reminding the Apartheid regime that "prisoners cannot enter into contracts." 

But as he showed in painstaking negotiations to transfer power and draft new laws, he was not afraid to compromise for the sake of a larger goal. And because he was not only a leader of a movement but a skillful politician, the Constitution that emerged was worthy of this multiracial democracy, true to his vision of laws that protect minority as well as majority rights, and the precious freedoms of every South African.
And finally, Mandela understood the ties that bind the human spirit. There is a word in South Africa -- Ubuntu -- a word that captures Mandela's greatest gift: his recognition that we are all bound together in ways that are invisible to the eye; that there is a oneness to humanity; that we achieve ourselves by sharing ourselves with others, and caring for those around us.
We can never know how much of this sense was innate in him, or how much was shaped in a dark and solitary cell. But we remember the gestures, large and small -- introducing his jailers as honored guests at his inauguration; taking a pitch in a Springbok uniform; turning his family's heartbreak into a call to confront HIV/AIDS -- that revealed the depth of his empathy and his understanding. He not only embodied Ubuntu, he taught millions to find that truth within themselves. 
It took a man like Madiba to free not just the prisoner, but the jailer as well, to show that you must trust others so that they may trust you; to teach that reconciliation is not a matter of ignoring a cruel past, but a means of confronting it with inclusion and generosity and truth. He changed laws, but he also changed hearts.
For the people of South Africa, for those he inspired around the globe, Madiba's passing is rightly a time of mourning, and a time to celebrate a heroic life. But I believe it should also prompt in each of us a time for self-reflection. With honesty, regardless of our station or our circumstance, we must ask: How well have I applied his lessons in my own life? It's a question I ask myself, as a man and as a President. 
We know that, like South Africa, the United States had to overcome centuries of racial subjugation. As was true here, it took sacrifice -- the sacrifice of countless people, known and unknown, to see the dawn of a new day. Michelle and I are beneficiaries of that struggle. But in America, and in South Africa, and in countries all around the globe, we cannot allow our progress to cloud the fact that our work is not yet done. 
The struggles that follow the victory of formal equality or universal franchise may not be as filled with drama and moral clarity as those that came before, but they are no less important. For around the world today, we still see children suffering from hunger and disease. We still see run-down schools. We still see young people without prospects for the future. Around the world today, men and women are still imprisoned for their political beliefs, and are still persecuted for what they look like, and how they worship, and who they love. That is happening today.
And so we, too, must act on behalf of justice. We, too, must act on behalf of peace. There are too many people who happily embrace Madiba's legacy of racial reconciliation, but passionately resist even modest reforms that would challenge chronic poverty and growing inequality. There are too many leaders who claim solidarity with Madiba's struggle for freedom, but do not tolerate dissent from their own people. And there are too many of us on the sidelines, comfortable in complacency or cynicism when our voices must be heard.
The questions we face today -- how to promote equality and justice; how to uphold freedom and human rights; how to end conflict and sectarian war -- these things do not have easy answers. But there were no easy answers in front of that child born in World War I. Nelson Mandela reminds us that it always seems impossible until it is done. South Africa shows that is true. South Africa shows we can change, that we can choose a world defined not by our differences, but by our common hopes. We can choose a world defined not by conflict, but by peace and justice and opportunity.
We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again. But let me say to the young people of Africa and the young people around the world -- you, too, can make his life's work your own. Over 30 years ago, while still a student, I learned of Nelson Mandela and the struggles taking place in this beautiful land, and it stirred something in me. It woke me up to my responsibilities to others and to myself, and it set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. And while I will always fall short of Madiba's example, he makes me want to be a better man. He speaks to what's best inside us.
After this great liberator is laid to rest, and when we have returned to our cities and villages and rejoined our daily routines, let us search for his strength. Let us search for his largeness of spirit somewhere inside of ourselves. And when the night grows dark, when injustice weighs heavy on our hearts, when our best-laid plans seem beyond our reach, let us think of Madiba and the words that brought him comfort within the four walls of his cell: "It matters not how strait the gate, how charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul."
What a magnificent soul it was. We will miss him deeply. May God bless the memory of Nelson Mandela. May God bless the people of South Africa.

Here Is Barack Obama's Powerful Tribute To Nelson Mandela [FULL TEXT]

"My Fellow South Africans,
Our beloved Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the founding President of our democratic nation has departed.
He passed on peacefully in the company of his family around 20h50 (8:50 p.m.) on the 5th of December 2013.
He is now resting. He is now at peace.
Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father." 
- <a href="http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/05/21776914-south-african-president-zuma-on-nelson-mandela-our-people-have-lost-a-father">South African President Jacob Zuma announcing the death of Nelson Mandela</a>
Here's a timeline of key events in the life of "Madiba," including charts of South Africa's key economic indicators by presidential term:<div class="image-container"><div class="image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/52a1e9906da8113153a704cc-1082-882/screen%20shot%202013-12-06%20at%2010.12.49%20am.png?maxX=1200" border="0" alt="mandela" width="1200" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;" />Reuters</div></div>

A Timeline Of Nelson Mandela's Prolific Life And Leadership

Barack Obama shook the hand of Cuban President Raul Castro on his way <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-nelson-mandela-memorial-service-speech-full-text-2013-12">to speak</a> at <keyword id="45802" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Nelson-Mandela">Nelson Mandela</keyword>'s memorial service.
The moment is special and unprecedented since the U.S. has <a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/10/un-urges-end-us-embargo-cuba-20131029181034233544.html">held an economic embargo</a> on Cuba since 1953, and Mandela was praised for his ability to unite enemies across political and racial divides. 
Check it out:<div class="KonaFilter image-container no-rightrail"><div class="image on-image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/52a70410eab8ea1c2366bf9d-1200-800/454753083.jpg?maxX=1200" border="0" alt="obama raul" width="1200" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;" />Chip Somodevilla/Getty</div></div>
During a powerful speech praising Mandela's life, Obama included a line that many thought was aimed at Castro, among others. 
"There are too many leaders who claim solidarity with Madiba's struggle for freedom, but do not tolerate dissent from their own people," Obama said.
<div class="KonaFilter image-container no-rightrail"><div class="image on-image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/52a705776bb3f7d33566bfa3-1200-1715/rtx16c47.jpg" border="0" alt="Obama Raul Castro" width="1200" />REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach</div></div>

Here's The Moment Barack Obama Shook Hands With The President Of Cuba

In a noteworthy moment during the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-nelson-mandela-memorial-service-speech-full-text-2013-12" target="_blank">memorial of the late South African President Nelson Mandela</a>, U.S. President <keyword id="15962" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Barack-Obama">Barack Obama</keyword> shook hands with Cuban President <keyword id="210980" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Raul-Castro">Raul Castro</keyword> as Obama made his way up to speak. 
The move was seen as something of an unprecedented display between the leaders of two nations that have been at odds for more than a half-century. Both presidents, however, were in line to speak at the service. 
During a powerful speech praising Mandela's life, Obama included a line that many thought was aimed at Castro, among others. 
"There are too many leaders who claim solidarity with Madiba's struggle for freedom, but do not tolerate dissent from their own people," Obama said.
Here's the photo of the handshake, from Reuters:
<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/52a705776bb3f7d33566bfa3-1200-1715/rtx16c47.jpg" border="0" alt="Obama Raul Castro" />REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach</div></div></div>

Obama Shakes Hands With Cuba's Raul Castro

<div class="KonaFilter image-container"><div class="image on-image"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/52a1b6b66da811383ea704ce-1200-800/rtx166d6.jpg?maxX=800" border="0" alt="mandela" width="800" />REUTERS/Ihsaan HaffejeePeople sing and dance during a gathering of mourners on Vilakazi Street in Soweto, where the former South African President <keyword id="45802" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Nelson-Mandela">Nelson Mandela</keyword> resided when he lived in the township, December 6, 2013.</div></div>JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africans united in mourning for Nelson Mandela on Friday, but while some celebrated his remarkable life with dance and song, others fretted that the anti-apartheid hero's <keyword id="6355784" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="death">death</keyword> would make the nation vulnerable again to racial and social tensions.
As the country's 52 million people absorbed the news that their beloved former president had departed forever, many expressed shock at the passing of a man who was a global symbol of reconciliation and peaceful co-existence.
South Africans heard from President Jacob Zuma late on Thursday that the statesman and Nobel Peace Prize laureate died peacefully at his Johannesburg home in the company of his family after a long illness.
Despite reassurances from public figures that Mandela's passing, while sorrowful, would not halt South Africa's advance away from its bitter apartheid past, some still expressed unease about the absence of a man famed as a peacemaker.
"It's not going to be good, hey! I think it's going to become a more racist country. People will turn on each other and chase foreigners away," said Sharon Qubeka, 28, a secretary from Tembisa township as she headed to work in Johannesburg.
"Mandela was the only one who kept things together," she said.
Flags flew at half mast as South Africa entered a period of mourning leading up to a planned state funeral for its first black president next week.
Trade was halted for five minutes on the Johannesburg stock exchange, Africa's largest bourse, out of respect.
But the mood was not all somber. Hundreds filled the streets around Mandela's home in the upmarket Johannesburg suburb of Houghton, many singing songs of tribute and dancing.
The crowd included toddlers carrying flowers, domestic workers still in uniform and businessmen in suits.
Many attended church services, including another veteran anti-apartheid campaigner, former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu. He said that like all South Africans he was "devastated" by Mandela's death.
"Let us give him the gift of a South Africa united, one," Tutu said, holding a mass in Cape Town's St George's Cathedral.
An avalanche of tributes continued to pour in for Mandela, who had been ailing for nearly a year with a recurring lung illness dating back to the 27 years he spent in apartheid jails, including the notorious Robben Island penal colony.
U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron were among world leaders who paid tributes to him as a moral giant and exemplary beacon.
The loss was also keenly felt across the African continent. "We are in trouble now, Africa. No one will fit Mandela's shoes," said Kenyan teacher Catherine Ochieng, 32.
<h3>POLITICIANS NOW "NOTHING LIKE MANDELA"</h3>
For South Africa, the death of its most beloved leader comes at a time when the nation, which basked in global goodwill after apartheid ended, has been experiencing labor unrest, growing protests against poor services, poverty, crime and unemployment and corruption scandals tainting Zuma's rule.
Many saw today's South Africa - the African continent's biggest economy but also one of the world's most unequal - still distant from being the "Rainbow Nation" ideal of social peace and shared prosperity that Mandela had proclaimed on his triumphant release from prison in 1990.
"I feel like I lost my father, someone who would look out for me," said Joseph Nkosi, 36, a security guard from Alexandra township in Johannesburg.
Referring to Mandela by his clan name, he added: "Now without Madiba I feel like I don't have a chance. The rich will get richer and simply forget about us. The poor don't matter to them. Look at our politicians, they are nothing like Madiba."
The crowd around Mandela's home in Houghton preferred to celebrate his achievement in bringing South Africans together.
For 16-year-old Michael Lowry, who has no memory of the apartheid system that ended in 1994, Mandela's legacy means he can have non-white friends. He attended two schools where Mandela's grandchildren were also students.
"I hear stories that my parents tell me and I'm just shocked that such a country could exist. I couldn't imagine just going to school with just white friends," Lowry said.
Shortly after the news of Mandela's death, Tutu had tried to calm fears that the absence of the man who steeredSouth Africa to democracy might revive some of the ghosts of apartheid.
"To suggest that South Africa might go up in flames - as some have predicted - is to discredit South Africans and Madiba's legacy," Tutu said in a statement on Thursday.
"The sun will rise tomorrow, and the next day and the next ... It may not appear as bright as yesterday, but life will carry on," Tutu said.<div class="KonaFilter image-container"><div class="image on-image"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/52a1b6fe69beddf55a5aaef0-1200-800/rtx166el.jpg" border="0" alt="mandela" width="800" /> REUTERS/Mike Hutchings Mourners hold candles in tribute to former President Nelson Mandela in Sandton, Johannesburg, December 6, 2013. South African anti-apartheid hero Mandela died peacefully at home at the age of 95 on Thursday after months fighting a lung infection, leaving his nation and the world in mourning for a man revered as a moral giant.</div></div>
<h3>MAY HURT ANC IN LONG TERM</h3>
Zuma and his ruling African National Congress face presidential and legislative elections next year which are expected to reveal discontent among voters about pervasive poverty and unemployment 20 years after the end of apartheid.
But the former liberation movement is expected to maintain its predominance in South African politics.
Mark Rosenberg, Senior Africa Analyst at the Eurasia Group, said that while Mandela's death might even give the ANC a sympathy-driven boost for elections due next year, it would hurt the party in the long term.
He saw Mandela's absence "sapping the party's historical legitimacy and encouraging rejection by voters who believe the ANC has failed to deliver on its economic promises and become mired in corruption."
Mandela rose from rural obscurity to challenge the might of white minority rule - a struggle that gave the 20th century one of its most respected and loved figures.
He was among the first to advocate armed resistance to apartheid in 1960 but was quick to preach reconciliation and forgiveness when the white minority began easing its grip on power 30 years later.
He was elected president in landmark all-race elections in 1994 after helping to steer the racially divided country towards reconciliation and away from civil war.
Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, an honor he shared with F.W. de Klerk, the white Afrikaner president who released him in 1990. Reacting to his death, the Nobel Committee said Mandela would remain one of the greatest ever prizewinners.
In 1999, Mandela handed over power to younger leaders better equipped to manage a modern economy - a rare voluntary departure from power cited as an example to African leaders.
This made him an exception on a continent with a bloody history of long-serving autocrats and violent coups.
(Additional reporting by Ed Cropley, Dave Dolan, Tiisetso Motsoeneng, Xola Potelwa and Stella Mapenzauswa inJohannesburg, and Wendell Roelf in Cape Town, and Michelle Nichols in New York; Writing by Pascal Fletcher; Editing by Matthew Tostevin and David Stamp)

South Africans Mourn Mandela With Equal Parts Song And Sadness

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/52a0fca2ecad044830593aa9-1200-924/nelson-mandela-at-the-mandela-foundation-6.jpg" border="0" alt="Nelson Mandela at the Mandela Foundation" />Associated Press</div></div></div>Former South African President and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/nelson-mandela-dead-south-african-former-president-dies-2013-6" target="_blank">world icon Nelson Mandela died Thursday at the age of 95</a>. Here is how some world leaders reacted.
Former President George W. Bush:
"Laura and I join the people of South Africa and the world in celebrating the life of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. President Mandela was one of the great forces for freedom and equality of our time. He bore his burdens with dignity and grace, and our world is better off because of his example. This good man will be missed, but his contributions will live on forever. Laura and I send our heartfelt sympathy to President Mandela's family and to the citizens of the nation he loved."
Former President Jimmy Carter:
"Rosalynn and I are deeply saddened by the <keyword id="6355784" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="death">death</keyword> of <keyword id="45802" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Nelson-Mandela">Nelson Mandela</keyword>. The people of South Africa and human rights advocates around the world have lost a great leader. His passion for freedom and justice created new hope for generations of oppressed people worldwide, and because of him, South Africa is today one of the world's leading democracies. In recent years, I was gratified to be able to work with him through The Elders to encourage resolution of conflicts and advance social justice and human rights in many nations. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family at this difficult time."
Former President George H.W. Bush:
"Barbara and I mourn the passing of one of the greatest believers in freedom we have had the privilege to know. As President, I watched in wonder as Nelson Mandela had the remarkable capacity to forgive his jailers following 26 years of wrongful imprisonment -- setting a powerful example of redemption and grace for us all. He was a man of tremendous moral courage, who changed the course of history in his country. Barbara and I had great respect for President Mandela, and send our condolences to his family and countrymen."
UK Prime Minister David Cameron:
"A great light has gone out in the world. Nelson Mandela was a hero of our time. I've asked for the flag at No10 to be flown at half mast."
House Speaker John Boehner:
"Nelson Mandela was an unrelenting voice for democracy and his 'long walk to freedom' showed an enduring faith in God and respect for human dignity. His perseverance in fighting the apartheid system will continue to inspire future generations. Mandela led his countrymen through times of epic change with a quiet moral authority that directed his own path from prisoner to president. He passes this world as a champion of peace and racial harmony. I send condolences to the Mandela family and to the people of South Africa."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid:
In a way, Mandela was both the "George Washington" and "Abraham Lincoln" of his country. We're so fortunate to have lived in his time.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell:
"Elaine and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Nelson Mandela, a man whose skillful guidance of South Africa following the end of the Apartheid regime made him one of the great statesmen of our time and a global symbol of reconciliation. 'Madiba's' patience through imprisonment and insistence on unity over vengeance in the delicate period in which he served stand as a permanent reminder to the world of the value of perseverance and the positive influence one good man or woman can have over the course of human affairs. The world mourns this great leader. May his passing lead to a deeper commitment to reconciliation around the world."
President Obama <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/nelson-mandela-dead-obama-statement-2013-12" target="_blank">is delivering a statement Thursday evening</a>.

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