While he was still in prison, pictures of him were banned. For a long time, he lived largely in the imagination of the people as the people took up the cause he gave his life for. In the 1980s, Johnny Clegg and Savuka composed a touching tribute to Mandela that captured this sentiment. Asimbonanga Mandela (we have not seen Mandela) was the theme of the song. Since then we have had ample occasions to see the man but his mystique is still captured by the song. Below is the song, a fitting tribute as we continue to celebrate Mandela.
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