Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Madiba)

Ex-President Nelson Mandela who rarely intervenes in politics said: ‘You are a quiet firm and principled leader one who puts reason above emotions and one who seeks to unite rather than divide...

We hear that PDP voters in Ondo State included Nelson Mandela boxers Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield and Apostle Ayo Babalola the founder of an evangelical church who must have cast his vote from beyond the grave...

Kader Asmal who was the ANC's leading negotiator on the constitution and a former cabinet minister under Presidents Nelson Mandela and Mbeki is organising a petition to defend the judiciary and protect the constitution saying its values are at risk...

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...