Statue of Nelson Mandela will be unveiled

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A nine-metre statue of Nelson Mandela will be unveiled Monday on a holiday dedicated to reconciliation, 24 hours after the solemn burial of the icon credited with South Africa's peaceful transition.

The 30-foot, bronze colossus will be officially unwrapped by President Jacob Zuma on the lawns of the Union Buildings, the seat of government in Pretoria where Mandela was inaugurated as South Africa's first black president in 1994.

Monday's ceremony will also mark the...read more here: Statue of Nelson Mandela will be unveiled
 
I have great respect for Mandela and it's nice that people are willing to go to such lengths to commemorate him, but really? How many million rands does this statue cost? Would Mandela really have wanted a statue, or instead preferred that money go to his charity to feed house and feed hungry children?

The man was a great man, perhaps the best South Africa has ever or will ever see, but he wasn't a god.
 
Clive Woofer said:
I have great respect for Mandela and it's nice that people are willing to go to such lengths to commemorate him, but really? How many million rands does this statue cost? Would Mandela really have wanted a statue, or instead preferred that money go to his charity to feed house and feed hungry children?

The man was a great man, perhaps the best South Africa has ever or will ever see, but he wasn't a god.
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Wonder if the artist was told to make it Rio Like:

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthr...s-unveiled?p=11754351&viewfull=1#post11754351
 
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