is a remarkable one.
Mandela has had a huge impact on it's people both Black and White and Colored.

I have traveled in South Africa extensively and through the countryside. There was terrific fear of a huge blood bath that never materialized.  I love the country and it is my favorite place to visit as a scientist/tourist.
I wa there before and after Aparteid.
Sure the Africaners ran things very tightly and after Black rule the infrasture declined quite a bit but that was because now Blacks were able to avail themselves of services before denied them.

I cried when I was last in Kruger Park when I saw a busload of Black South Africans peering at the elephants and lions.  Up till then I had only seen white South Africans enjoying the heritage that was theirs.....South Africa's wild life.
When I saw the bus of Black South Africans smiling and enjoying their heritage I wa so happy.
Two years ago I had the pleasure of visting a Rotary club in Swellendam. Now Swellendam is a town that is one of the oldest Afrikaner towns. These Rotarians who usually conduct their business in Afrikans but chose to speak in English for our benefit.  While I was there one of the topics thay they were discussing was the planting of trees in the Black part of town.  No doubt there was still some racisim but the idea that they cared about that part of thier community and were putting their dollars, time and efforts into making thing better was encouraging.
Many White South Africans have left and come to Canada and the U.S. but one reason is that they are concerned about their childrens opportunities for employment given now that a larger population of Blacks will now be considered for jobs they never were allowed to take before.  
Harder to accept was the complete denial on the part of government to acknowledge the aids epidemic   And again Mandela's admission that his son died of aids had a huge impact on the people who had been suffering in silence.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/...

 If Mandela could admit it then it could be acknowledge by others.
http://en.wikipedia.org/...

Nelson Mandela is a most remarkable man
http://en.wikipedia.org/...