Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Madiba)

He successfully defended anti-apartheid activists and famously represented Nelson Mandela during the 1960s treason trial...

Phosa positions himself as a corruption fighter; Sexwale tries to style himself as an inclusive leader to follow ex-President Nelson Mandela and as the champion of democracy within the ANC and the nation...

Ex-President Nelson Mandela could attract donations from a variety of sources when the party was in financial trouble but that stopped on his retirement in 1999...

So far ex-President Nelson Mandela has not spoken publicly on the mattter...

He seemed happiest when talking about his past in gaol with Nelson Mandela on Robben Island and then fighting in the ANC's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe...

Hoile who used to wear a sticker calling for the hanging of Nelson Mandela has worked for the Khartoum regime for over a decade...

He is also chairman of Alpha International an evangelical organization and a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund...

He is a founding member of the Global Elders whose luminaries include Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu that will offer advice on pressing global problems...

Both have their iconic statesmen – Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi who briefly practised as a lawyer in South Africa...

Kibaki a man fond of his tailored suits has shaken off his stuffy image to wear African-patterned long sleeved shirts similar to those popularised by Nelson Mandela...