It didn't take long for the tributes to start pouring in, from all corners of the globe and from every conceivable source. As South Africans, we sometimes think that Madiba belongs only to us, but this sells his legacy short: Nelson Mandela's was a life that touched the whole world, as we can tell by its reaction.
Nelson Mandela once rescued me from a very dangerous situation.
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