Madiba, as he was fondly called lived his life as a testament that moral courage, integrity, intellectual agility and self sacrifice are all necessary ingredients and perquisites of inspirational leadership.
He showed that man can rise above primordial sentiments and that for sustainable development, leaderships must become colour blind; and banish all manner of ethnic and religious biases.
May his life and times continue to serve as a beacon of light and hope, as an inspiration to aspiring African leaders.
