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Nelson Mandela's death – South Africa one year on Nelson Mandela's death – South Africa one year on
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It does not seem that it was a year ago that South Africans danced and sang in the streets all night to remember the life of Nelson Mandela, the man who liberated them from the scourge of racial oppression.It does not seem that it was a year ago that South Africans danced and sang in the streets all night to remember the life of Nelson Mandela, the man who liberated them from the scourge of racial oppression.
They did not mourn the 95-year-old's death - instead they rejoiced that Madiba (Mandela's clan name) had saved them from a potential racial bloodbath.They did not mourn the 95-year-old's death - instead they rejoiced that Madiba (Mandela's clan name) had saved them from a potential racial bloodbath.
Yet despite this sense of unity, there were many, especially white South Africans, who were visibly worried that the man they regarded as the insurer of a peaceful future had gone too soon and had left them exposed.Yet despite this sense of unity, there were many, especially white South Africans, who were visibly worried that the man they regarded as the insurer of a peaceful future had gone too soon and had left them exposed.
They feared his departure opened up a door for the angry poor black masses to destroy their comfortable lives.They feared his departure opened up a door for the angry poor black masses to destroy their comfortable lives.
However, 12 months have passed since he died and life continues as normal.However, 12 months have passed since he died and life continues as normal.
In an attempt to try and understand how the Mandela dynasty is feeling one year on, I spoke to Madiba's first grandchild from his eldest son Thembekile.In an attempt to try and understand how the Mandela dynasty is feeling one year on, I spoke to Madiba's first grandchild from his eldest son Thembekile.
We met Ndileka Mandela in Soweto at her grandfather's old home now turned a museum.We met Ndileka Mandela in Soweto at her grandfather's old home now turned a museum.
Apartheid a crime?
As we walked around she told me that South Africa is at peace with itself.As we walked around she told me that South Africa is at peace with itself.
When I said many people had thought that when Mandela went South Africa would go up in flames, she replied with a smile: "Even a year after he's gone peace still prevails.When I said many people had thought that when Mandela went South Africa would go up in flames, she replied with a smile: "Even a year after he's gone peace still prevails.
"People are still upholding his legacy and what he stood for because he stood for peace and reconciliation.""People are still upholding his legacy and what he stood for because he stood for peace and reconciliation."
Nelson Mandela: 1918-2013Nelson Mandela: 1918-2013
This, of course, does not mean that all is well in the land of Nelson Mandela.This, of course, does not mean that all is well in the land of Nelson Mandela.
This week, a survey, appropriately named South African Reconciliation Barometer, showed that about 24% of those questioned felt apartheid was not a crime - with nearly half of white people surveyed agreeing with the statement.This week, a survey, appropriately named South African Reconciliation Barometer, showed that about 24% of those questioned felt apartheid was not a crime - with nearly half of white people surveyed agreeing with the statement.
When the survey was first conducted in 2003, 86% of South Africans agreed that apartheid was a crime.When the survey was first conducted in 2003, 86% of South Africans agreed that apartheid was a crime.
Family spats
Kim Wale, the barometer's project leader, says this is an indication of how history is taught.Kim Wale, the barometer's project leader, says this is an indication of how history is taught.
"The danger of forgetting is that it encourages denial. The implication is that we are doomed to repeat the past," she told local media."The danger of forgetting is that it encourages denial. The implication is that we are doomed to repeat the past," she told local media.
I also asked Ms Mandela about some of the family squabbles that have played out in public.I also asked Ms Mandela about some of the family squabbles that have played out in public.
"Once we are around the table we celebrate more what brings us together than our differences," she said."Once we are around the table we celebrate more what brings us together than our differences," she said.
"In any family you disagree with your brother, with your own siblings from the same mother and the same father, we are no different from anybody.""In any family you disagree with your brother, with your own siblings from the same mother and the same father, we are no different from anybody."
As the nation enters its second year without Mandela, South Africa is coming of age.As the nation enters its second year without Mandela, South Africa is coming of age.
It is going to learn to face the joy and pain of being without a father figure.It is going to learn to face the joy and pain of being without a father figure.
The rainbow nation, still celebrating 20 years of democracy, will have to rise to the occasion and follow his ideals of building rather than destroying - as we see the cancer of corruption eating away at the fabric of society.The rainbow nation, still celebrating 20 years of democracy, will have to rise to the occasion and follow his ideals of building rather than destroying - as we see the cancer of corruption eating away at the fabric of society.
If it doesn't, then South Africans must face the consequences of not walking in his footsteps.If it doesn't, then South Africans must face the consequences of not walking in his footsteps.