Article: Madiba was prepared to die... but not for this.(News)

WITH Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday as another blessing for him, it left me wondering: Is this present day society the one he believed could be achieved?

Nelson Mandela's statement during the then Rivonia Trial is reported to end with these words: "I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. 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 for which I am prepared to die."

An excerpt from Juta's pocket status (2005) The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996) states: "A new Constitution was drafted ...

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