Speaking at Nelson Mandela's funeral in Qunu in the Eastern Cape on Sunday, three of Africa's leaders called on the people of the continent to draw lessons from Mandela's life in order to take his legacy forward now that he is gone.
In a moving tribute, Malawi President and Southern African Development Community (SADC) chairperson Joyce Banda recalled her first meeting with Mandela, saying his courage and love for his people had inspired and prepared her to be her country's first woman president.
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