Leaders from around the world have been paying tribute to Nelson Mandela, who led the transition from white minority rule in South Africa and has died aged 95.

He was loved and admired the world over, profiled in books and movies, and showered with awards and accolades. But even the the most public of personalities have little-known facts buried in their biographies.

As President Jacob Zuma announced a week of ceremonies, an outpouring of praise came from presidential offices, a prison, and from the streets.    

Those born after apartheid’s end say their determination to look to the future and not the past is the greatest tribute they can pay Nelson Mandela.    

Mr. Eglin, a South African politician, was at the forefront of his country’s white, liberal opposition to apartheid and helped draft the Constitution that ended it in 1993.    

Large crowds gathered in Soweto on Friday following the death of Nelson Mandela, but for many it was a working day, and life had to go on despite the sorrow.

Vicky Swai tells the BBC how she kept Nelson Mandela's boots for 33 years after he left them behind in Tanzania in 1962.

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) in the 2012 general elections, has described as “a mockery to farmers”, the annual farmers’ day celebration which is observed as a public holiday. In a statement, Nana Frimpomaa II said the day has been wrongly celebrated over the years and is therefore calling for a total overhaul of the system to give significance to the day. According to her, it is a mockery because on Farmer’s Day the farmer is on the farm and cannot afford to take a day off. “We should ask ourselves, how we can improve the lives of our farmers who even on Farmer’s Day, have been producing to keep us alive over these years. What can we do as citizens to support, when on Farmer’s Day farmers cannot afford to take a day off? By asking some of these important questions, we will get the right answer to begin something good for the farmer,” she stated.Below is the full statement The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Convention People’s Party in the 2012 general elections has stated that farmer’s day has been wrongly celebrated over the years and is therefore calling for a total overhaul of the system to give significance to the day. Is it significant to the farmer if all teachers do not go to work in his honor when he cannot afford to pay his child’s examination fee? What is significant to farmers when all medical practitioners celebrate them and yet they cannot afford to pay their hospital bills? What is significant to the farmer when all public servants celebrate them and yet cannot afford to educate his or her ward to the tertiary level? We have gotten it wrong and we therefore need to come again and construct a more appropriate way of celebrating the hard working farmers in the Country.  Nana Akosua Frimpomaa II is of the opinion that the right questions have not been asked and that has been the reason for what she describes as a mockery celebration of the farmer. It is a mockery because on Farmer’s Day the Farmer is on the farm. We should ask ourselves, how we can improve the lives of our farmers who even on Farmer’s Day, have been producing to keep us alive over these years. What can we do as citizens to support, when on Farmer’s Day farmers cannot afford to take a day off? By asking some of these important questions we will get the right answer to begin something good for the farmer. Come the 30th celebration of the Farmer’s Day, let us all make a commitment that we would dedicate 10% of our time to improve the live of our farmers, so they can also afford the luxury of enjoying their holiday. SignedNana Akosua Frimpomaa II

It is with great sadness that I learnt of Madiba’s death and without a doubt, the shock of his passing has saddened all citizens and leaders worldwide. Madiba’s leadership gave the world a true demonstration of how an African’s unbreakable spirit can be converted into an effective, reliable, passionate, yet humbleforce to change an oppressive situation into one of tolerance. His sincerity when stressing his point; his ability to listen patiently whenever we paid him a visit, his light-hearted approach to issues and his wise counsel will be deeply missed. Nelson Mandela was not bound by race or creed or nationality! His magnanimity of spirit, compassion and wisdom elevated him to a position that was not political, racial or religious. He came to epitomise some of the best qualities of humanity and laid the foundation for what should be a way forward for the peoples of not only South Africa, but the entire Global Community. I pray that in his passing the principles by which he lived will be given even greater impetus and that the people of South Africa continue along the path of Our Hero, Our Conscience, Our African leader. I would like to offer my condolences on behalf of my family and myself to Madiba's family -his South African and Global Family. Madiba, may your soul rest in peace.

The Soweto gym where Nelson Mandela trained in the 1950s is now a YMCA that has been newly renovated and is a haven for some men who are struggling to find work.    

Ellen Moshweu was just trying to go to church. A police officer shot her in the back on that November day in 1990.