South Africa: Mandela's Death Sparks Political Debates in South Africa

The death of South African icon and former president Nelson Mandela has pushed the nation into a mass political debate ahead of next year's elections. Voters are increasingly upset with the party that Mandela brought to power, the African National Congress.

Mandela became South Africa's first black president in 1994. His death has now sparked a serious political debate over the nation's future and that of the ruling African National Congress party.

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