South Africa has buried the towering figure of its democratic struggle, and now faces the prospect of competitive elections in 2014 - a barometer of the ruling party's delivery since it came to power 20 years ago.
One of the most remarkable things about Mandela was that he relinquished power after serving one term as president. There have been numerous tributes to this fact in the past 10 days. It has, however, been amusing to watch many leaders eulogise Mandela, whilst playing by different rules on their home turf.
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