Ranjeni Munusamy: ‘Our world was better,brighter, and more wondrous when he was in it.’ (Daily Maverick)

Barack Obama: ‘Like so many around the globe, I cannot fully imagine my own life without the example set by Nelson Mandela.’ (City Press)

Jessie Duarte: ‘He always made his own bed,no matter where we traveled.’ (Daily Maverick)

Ahmed Kathrada : ‘I feel bereft and lonely. To whom do I turn for solace, comfort, and advice?’ (City Press)

Helen Zille: ‘Through his humility, moral conviction and bold leadership, Madiba gave us a gift for which we, and successive generations will be forever grateful.’ (Mail & Guardian)

Ferial Haffajee: ‘We will mourn. But then, pick up the baton and finish the long walk to freedom.’ (City Press)

David Cameron: ‘A great light has gone out in the world. Nelson Mandela was a hero of our time.’ (BBC News)

Zelda Le Grange: ‘Nelson Mandela did not demand loyalty, but he inspired profound and unwavering loyalty from everybody whose life he touched.’ (nelsonmandela.org)

Gareth Cliff: ‘The father of our nation has closed his eyes so that the rest of the world may open theirs.’ (Twitter)

Jacob Zuma: ‘What made Nelson Mandela great was precisely what made him human. We saw in him what we seek in ourselves.’ (Mail & Guardian)

Eiffel tower lit up in the SA flag colours as tribute to Madiba

xoxo queenC

Empire state building lit up in SA flag colours