When the final chapter of this era is written, it may be said that Nelson Mandela, having borne the weight of history, chose to lay it down with grace, while others, having seized the mantle of freedom, turned it into a sceptre of control. Mandela’s life reminds us that power, stripped of compassion, is merely another form of bondage. He was the slave who demanded justice and refused the crown.
Aso Rock may continue to dismiss rumors of a coup, but the stench…
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