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The Life and Times of Nelson Mandela

Funeral Service ends on sombre note Page 4

Madiba’s statute unveiled on National Reconciliation Day as the Union building turns 100 Page 7

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Editorial

05 December 2013 marks the completion of an extra-ordinary journey. A journey that began 95 years ago. A journey of a dedicated and humble servant. A journey of a man who taught us the importance of reconciliation, forgiveness and compassion. A journey of a freedom fight-er. A journey of our first black president, Nelson Mandela.

What an honour it has been to be part of a genera-tion that saw Nelson Man-dela dedicate his life to building a free and demo-cratic South Africa. Tata, you will remain our guiding light, lighting the path as we con-tinue the long journey to build the South Africa of your dreams.

AISA Focus will always be in-complete without articles on regional and continental bodies such as GCIS and Me-dia Club South Africa. Until next time, enjoy your read-ing.

Letters to: me-

dia@ai.org.za

CONTRIBUTORS

EDITOR IN CHIEF

Prof. Phindile Lukhele-Olorunju

EDITOR

Adziliwi Nematandani

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Lindiwe Mashologu

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...A send-off like no other

P residents - past and present - global leaders, royals and A-list

celebrities filled the FNB Stadium to pay their last respects at an unprece-dented gathering that hailled one of humanity's great peacemakers.

At least 91 Heads of State and Government put aside world politics for four hours and unite as they recalled, reflected, hon-oured and bid farewell to the icon that is Nelson Mandela -- a clear sign of the kind of impact that the former South African Presi-dent left on the world.

President Jacob Zuma arrived with his wife Thobeka Zuma. Nobel Prize Laureate Archbishop Des-mond Tutu arrived mo-ments before.

US President Barack Obama, who addressed the

mourners, had also arrived at the stadium with his wife Michelle Obama. They were accompanied by three for-mer Presidents of the US, including George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton with his wife former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and their daughter Chelsea, as well as Attorney General Eric Holder.

Cuban leader Raul Castro - the erstwhile President Fidel Castro’s brother, a long-time friend of Mandela's – was also present and he de-livered a speech later.

Prince Charles, Sir John Major, former UK Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were accom-panying UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, French President Francois Hollande, Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao,

Palestinian Authority Presi-dent Mahmoud Abbas were also present.

From the continent, Zim-babwe's President Robert Mugabe and Namibian Pres-ident Hifkepunye Pohamba, who was also scheduled to speak at the service, arrived early.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, and former UN chief Kofi Annan were all present.

Mandela’s long-time friends George Bizos and Andrew Mlangeni arrived and few minutes later on, Mlangeni also spoke at the ceremony.

Among the celebrity mourners were talk show queen Oprah Winfrey and model Naomi Campbell, singer/activist Bono, British billionaire Sir Richard Bran-son, musician Peter Gabriel

and the pop music group Spice Girls.

Mandela's wife, Graca Machel, former wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, his family, including his grand-children - who paid tribute to Mandela at the ceremo-ny - also arrived.

The 95 000-seat stadium in Soweto, the township that was at the heart of the anti-apartheid struggle, is the site of Mandela's last public appearance, when he waved to fans from the back of a golf cart at the final of the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

The service was seen as the final chance for grieving South Africans to unite in mass celebration of Man-dela’s life before the exclu-sive State Funeral.

He was buried on Sunday, December 15 in Qunu, his rural hometown in the East-ern Cape.

The Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) extended its condolences to the family of the former President of South Africa, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, 5 December 2013. As the entire nation of South Africa, Africa, and the world mourn the loss of this world peace icon, AISA’s Chief Executive, Professor Phindile Lukhele-Olorunju acknowledged Madiba’s long journey towards the emancipation of all South Africans. “Madiba’s passing is a great loss to his family, our conti-nent and indeed to humani-ty itself,” she said.

Prof Lukhele-Olorunju also paid homage to Mandela’s fighting spirit adding that AISA, as an institute, has a duty and responsibility to carry Mandela’s legacy for-ward. This, she suggests, could be achieved through the promotion of the Pan-Africanist ideals that Madi-ba espoused. Sharing the same sentiment, AISA’s Council indicated how emulating Madiba’s values, vision, humility and quest for the development of human spirit for the com-mon good can be the great-est gift to be given back to Tata Building on these ideals, AISA has published a num-ber of books on African

affairs that reflect on Madiba’s quest for a united and sustainable Africa, in-cluding: African Union Ten Years

After: Solving African problems with pan Afri-canism and the African renaissance: Edited by Mammo Muchie, Phindile Lukhele-Olorunju and Oghener-obor Akpor, 2013.

The Triumphs and pros-perity of Education in Africa: Edited by Tuntu-fye Mwamwenda, and Phindile Lukhele-Olorunju, 2013.

Towards an African Eco-nomic Community: SKB Aanate: 2001.

African Union and a Pan African Parliament: By Manele Genge, Francis Kornegay and Stephen Rule, 2000.

A United States of Afri-ca: By Eddy Maloka, 2001.

Africa’s Developmental Thinking Since Inde-pendence: By Eddy Maloka, 2004.

AISA management believes that although Mandela’s passing is sad, people

should find comfort in the knowledge that he has been released from his long illness. Furthermore, Dr Sehlare Makgetlaneng, AISA’s Chief Research Specialist and Head in the Governance and Security Programme said the late former Presi-dent contributed towards the solid foundation to be used by South Africans in achieving and sustaining South Africa’s reconstruc-tion and development. Ordinary South Africans and guests are given an opportunity to pay their last respects to Madiba at the Union Buildings where the body has been laying in state from 11 to 13 Decem-ber. He will be laid to rest during an official State Fu-neral at Qunu in the East-ern Cape on Sunday 15 De-cember 2013.

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Africa is mourning African Union Commission Chairperson Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said from north to west, from east to centre and west – Africa was mourning but also cele-brating the life of Madiba.

“We stand proud of you

Madiba, who represents the best in African values,” she said, speaking at the official memorial service for former President Nelson Mandela at FNB Stadium in Johannes-burg on December 10 2013.

Dlamini Zuma said his hu-

manity, his compassion, his courage and openness meant that working with him, listening to him, talk-ing to him was always a lesson.

She thanked Africa for, during the struggle for de-

mocracy and freedom, shar-ing her blood and surren-dering her children so that her children could be free.

She thanked Madiba for his countless sacrifices, the lessons he had taught and for "graciously preparing us

for internalising your im-mortality."

“Tata, Africa shall be prosperous, shall be inter-grated and at peace with its self and play a dynamic role in the world,” said Dlamini Zuma.

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Graca Machel bids farewell to her husband as he lies in state at the Union Buildings in the newly renamed Nelson Mandela Amphitheatre.

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Africa commits to carrying forward Mandela’s legacy GCIS

Leaders from the African continent have paid tribute to South Africa’s first dem-ocratically-elected Presi-dent Nelson Mandela and the son of the continent,

vowing to further his legacy long after he is gone.

Addressing mourners at Madiba’s official funeral in rural Qunu - where the world icon was buried, the

three African leaders on the official programme called on the people of the continent to draw lessons from Mandela’s life in or-der to build a prosperous

future. In her moving tribute, Ma-

lawi’s President and SADC Chairperson Dr Joyce Banda recalled her first meeting with Mandela and how she

was inspired by his unique leadership.

She said his courage and love for his people inspired and prepared her to be her country's first woman presi-

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LAST MOMENTS… The final event organised to celebrate Madiba’s life was a memorial service held in Qunu. Here only dignitaries were allowed access to a tent which was erected at his childhood home.

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dent. “I was inspired by Man-

dela, who was focused, calm and who had a spirit of forgiveness.”

Banda said Africa should take stock of the things Madiba taught, such as serving the people.

“Tata believed that all people are created equal. He saw no boundaries. He championed freedom of all of us Africans,” she said.

Banda, who is also friends with Mandela’s widow Graca Machel, said SADC would remember Madiba for his wisdom and his tire-less efforts towards peace.

She said Madiba fought a good fight and ended the

race well. “We will strive to emulate Mandela’s stature.”

Banda, who received a standing ovation following her address, called on South Africa to continue to be united - a rainbow nation as per Mandela’s vision.

African Union Chair and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said Mandela’s life struggle in the face of unparalleled odds was a mirror of the continent.

“His life has been a record of all the trials the African countries on the continent had to endure under coloni-alism,” said Hailemariam, who said he was humbled to be present at the funeral of

one of Africa’s greatest sons and an icon to humanity.

Hailemariam said Mandela went out of his way to preach a message of endur-ance, equality, justice and reconciliation.

“As we bid farewell to this great man, we should find consolation in the knowledge that his legacy will live on forever,” said Hailemariam.

He said humanity was better because of the likes of Madiba.

Tanzania’s President Jaka-ya Kikwete recalled the ties the ANC and Tanzania had during the struggle against apartheid.

“The people of Tanzania

have lost a great friend, a great comrade in arms,” he said.

He added that Madiba was very much the hero and the father of the continent too.

Kikwete said Mandela’s charisma remains un-matched in modern times. “Madiba lived his life well. You should live his legacy.”

Inside the specially-erected dome, purple and black chairs were placed in front of a stage, lined with two rows of 95 lit candles, representing the years Madiba had lived.

There was also a portrait of a smiling Madiba, looking down on the 4 500 mourn-

ers who are attending the service.

Apart from family mem-bers and South African dig-nitaries, Zimbabwe's Move-ment for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai, Britain's Prince Charles, US civil rights ac-tivist Reverend Jesse Jack-son, Madiba’s friend Oprah Winfrey and businessman Sir Richard Branson were in attendance.

Mandela was buried next to his relatives at the fami-ly gravesite in a private and more intimate ceremony.

He is survived by three daughters, 18 grandchil-dren and 12 great-grandchildren.

ROLIHLAHLA… Former President’s casket during the State Funeral held in Qunu, Eastern Cape. Afri-can heads of state praised Madiba’s efforts to bring together a country which was divided for over 350 years.

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on the memorial route from Mthatha Airport to the fam-ily farm at Qunu. South Africans who could not be at these events shared in these momentous events by setting up their own tribute sites and shrines to Madiba at various points around the country, signing books of condolenc-es, posting their sentiments on social media and turning out in large numbers for the national day of prayer and reflection. Some businesses respond-ed by closing their doors or donating profits of trading on the national day of pray-er and reflection to the for-mer President’s charitable causes. People abandoned their routines to travel great dis-tances or spend many hours in long queues to be part of the critical events over the 10 days of mourning. None of this was consid-ered an inconvenience, though, because we knew that Madiba had endured

being deprived of personal freedom and a family life so that we could have the South Africa we have today. The cause of South Africa’s liberation inspired an inter-national campaign, and after SA attained a long-fought for freedom and de-mocracy in 1994, President Mandela led the reintegra-tion into the international community. In the nation’s hour of mourning, the international solidarity we have known and shared with thousands of people throughout the world, resulted in an un-precedented flow of Heads of State and Government, leaders of international or-ganisations and eminent persons into our coun-try. They carried the thoughts and prayers of mil-lions of their people. In his passing, as in his life, President Mandela united humanity, transcended difference, embraced diver-sity and focused the atten-tion of the world on the

There are no tributes that can adequately compensate for Madiba’s selfless devo-tion and focused determina-tion to achieve a free and democratic South Africa. We have come to the end of an extraordinary 10 days of mourning. As a nation and as govern-ment, we approach this not as the end of an era but the continuation of one in which we continue to strive to build a non-racial, non-sexist and a prosperous South Africa. Madiba’s values and ideals must guide us as a nation as we contemplate a South Africa without his towering presence. We will continue to draw lessons from Madiba’s very rich and extraordinary life and continue with his lega-cy. May our sorrow make way for the hope he brought to our country and the world. For that, we say:

Thank You, Madiba. Rest in peace.

T he government of South Africa ex-pressed its grati-tude and heartfelt

appreciation to the Mandela family for sharing Mandela Rolihlahla Mandela with the nation and the world during his life and in his death. The government thanked the Mandela family again for their generosity and gra-ciousness in allowing hun-dreds of thousands of ordi-nary South Africans to be part of a range of memorial events that were open to public participation. The people and the interna-tional community alike, joined hands with the family outside Madiba’s home in Houghton; at the National Memorial Service at FNB Stadium; during three days of our Founding President lying in state at the seat of government, the Union Buildings; along the streets of Pretoria as the cortege made its way to the Union Buildings each day; at Air Force Base Waterkloof, and

best of humanity, not its failings or shortcomings. Therefore, the government thanks the international community who were at our side, whether in person in South Africa, or at memo-rial gatherings in all corners of the globe. The government says thank you to the tens of thou-sands of officials across the Public Service – more espe-cially in the armed forces - who worked tirelessly to stage the first State Funeral our country has seen since our democracy. This is the kind of service President Mandela de-manded and expected of the Public Service in a dem-ocratic South Africa. The government also thanks members of the me-dia for working construc-tively and patiently and for ensuring that images and text of this historic occasion reached billions of people worldwide and for helping us tell this remarkable South African story.

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THANK YOU MADIBA… The government and people of South Africa, offers our love and support to the Mandela family, and pray that while you will be comforted by the mass outpouring of grief within and beyond South Africa, you will now have the time and privacy to make peace with Tata Madiba’s de-parture.

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Just a day after Nelson Man-dela’s burial in Qunu East-ern Cape, his statute was unveiled at the Union build-ing Pretoria on a National Reconciliation Day.

President Jacob Zuma ad-dressed hundreds of people who gathered at the Union Buildings for the official un-veiling of the 9 metre statue of Madiba, describing him

as the man who encouraged the people to look beyond their differences and be-come one nation, united in their diversity.

He said the National Rec-onciliation Day, was a spe-cial day in the country’s cal-endar as South Africans are reminded to recommit themselves to peace, for-giveness, tolerance and rec-

onciliation - the values and hallmarks of the Presidency of Madiba.

President Zuma men-tioned that under Madiba’s leadership, the National Day of Reconciliation became a symbol of the collective vic-tory over the nation’s divid-ed past. He said South Africa made a conscious decision to work for national unity

and reconciliation. “We laid Tata to rest in

Qunu on 15 December. To-day, he rises majestically at the seat of government, as a symbol of peace, reconcili-ation, unity and progress. In his humility, Madiba left it to the South African people to celebrate his life and leg-acy and to decide how he should be remembered”,

said President Jacob Zuma. President Zuma also went

down memory lane remind-ing the people of Madiba’s response when he was asked how he wished to be remembered. He said Madi-ba said: “It would be very egotistical of me to say how I would like to be remem-bered. I’d leave that entire-ly to South Africans. I would just like a simple stone on which is written, ‘Mandela’.” President Zuma added that the stone is a fitting tribute to the contri-bution that Madiba has made to South Africa, Africa and the world.

“It is the least we can do for a man who dedicated his entire life to this country and its people. The new Madiba monument will not merely enhance the attrac-tion and gravitas of the Un-ion Buildings as a national heritage site. It will also re-mind the nation daily about the values of unity, reconcil-iation, compassion and Ub-untu.

It will remind us of his commitment, his leadership and his dedication to the struggle against apartheid. It will forever remind us of his commitment to an im-proved quality of life for all. It will also remind us of how far we have come as a na-tion in just a few years,” Preseident Zuma said.

Madiba’s statue that weighs about 4.5 tons and cost R8-million, was created by South African sculptors Andre Prinsloo and Ruhan Janse van Vuuren over an eight month period. The statue is made up of 147 individual pieces, which were made at four different foundries around the coun-try.

President Zuma reminded the people that before 1994, there would have been no statue of Madiba at the Union Buildings. “Thus, when we look at this statue of Madiba, and recall his selfless sacrifice, let us remember that freedom in our country did not come free”, said the President.

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Madiba’s statute unveiled on National Recon-

ciliation Day as the Union building turns 100

ETERNAL MADIBA… The statue of the former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

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SA condemned alleged coup attempt in South Sudan Staff Writer

The South African govern-ment has condemned the alleged coup attempt in South Sudan.

The Department of Inter-national Relations and Co-operation spokesperson Clayson Monyela said in a statement that the South African government would like to express its condem-nation of the alleged attempted coup in South Sudan on 15 December 2013. He said Pretoria learnt with shock and dismay of the alleged attempt, by dis-gruntled soldiers, to over-throw by violent means the government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit.

South Africa has called on leaders to end the political crisis and for all parties to respect democracy and en-gage in talks to resolve their differences.

The talks, which had been called for by the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC), notably at its Banjul meeting of 30 December 2013, as well as by the Summit of the Inter-Governmental Author-ity on Development (IGAD) are being held in Nairobi from 27 December 2013.

Dr Dlamini-Zuma said not a single day can be lost in the search for peace in

South Sudan. She said stop-ping the fighting in South Sudan is not only a humani-tarian imperative but also a strategic necessity, in order to halt the rapid descent of Africa’s newest nation into collapse. The Chairperson of the Commission noted that the region and the conti-nent as a whole cannot afford the devastating impli-cations of a failed state.

“An immediate end to hostilities and the beginning of political dialogue, in line with the relevant provisions of the PSC Communiqué of 30 December 2013, is not only Africa’s demand and that of the international community, but is also the plea of the people of South Sudan,” she said.

Accordingly, the Chairper-son of the Commission called upon the leaders of South Sudan to abandon any attempt to seek military advantage prior to entering negotiations, and instead to declare a cessation of hostil-ities and engage in uncondi-tional, inclusive and holistic political talks in good faith.

AU mission assessed Namibia's read-iness to fight terrorism GCIS

teamwork between the services and agencies re-sponsible for fighting ter-rorism and measures which intend to improve sub-regional and international cooperation. The ACSRT is the technical appendage of the AU Com-mission, and is principally in charge of providing its ex-pertise on all issues associ-ated with the prevention and combating of terrorism in Africa. It aims to assist Member States to com-pletely implement interna-tional and continental con-ventions on the fight against terrorism.

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CONFLICT… Will the people of South Sudan ever be able to find peace?

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… AISA through lens glance

Professor Garth Shelton from Wits University was one of the present-ers in the ambassadorial forum, China- South Africa: Bilateral Invest-ments at 15 Years and beyond held in December 2013.

Mr Chabalala, Branch Secretary at Anton Lembede Branch, ANC paying tribute to the late Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela at the China-South Africa: Bilateral Investments at 15 Years and beyond seminar.

Mr Achu Check in one of AISA seminar presenting a paper titled, “Two dec-ades of mitigating re-representation: An analysis of post—conflict recon-struction in Rwanda

Some of the guests who attended Mr Shingirirai Mutanga’s field work seminar. options.

AISA’s CEO, Proffessor Phindile Lukhele-Olorunju with the ambassador of Mexico to South Africa.

Mr Shingirirai Mutanga presented the findings of his field world on, “The future of energy mix for developing economics: Policy landscape of Mauritius’ energy options.