The Tribune

NATIONAL leaders and those who took in the local efforts to end the apartheid regime in South Africa gathered at

St Gregory’s Anglican Church on Sunday for a service honouring the life of Nelson Mandela.

Among the speakers was Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell who described Mr Mandela as “an icon and visible sign of what a man can accomplish from humble beginnings by dint of hard work and perseverance and providence.

“He is an example of tolerance, of the fight against prejudices of any kind, to accept all people for what they are.”