"He is now resting. He is now at peace," Zuma said. "Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father."
"What
made Nelson Mandela great was precisely what made him human," the
president said in his late-night address. "We saw in him what we seek in
ourselves."
He said Madiba would be given a state burial and all flags in the nation should be flown at half-staff from Friday through that funeral.
The former president had battled health issues in recent months, including a recurring lung infection that led to numerous hospitalizations.
With
advancing age and bouts of illness, Mandela retreated to a quiet life
at his boyhood home in the nation's Eastern Cape Province, where he said
he was most at peace.
Despite rare public appearances, he held a special place in the consciousness of the nation and the world.
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A well respected man!
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