Gallery: Mandela memories

South African President Nelson Mandela visits 10 February 1995 his former cell in notorious Robben Island prison off the coast of Cape Town where he spent 19 of his 27 years in jail.

South African President Nelson Mandela visits 10 February 1995 his former cell in notorious Robben Island prison off the coast of Cape Town where he spent 19 of his 27 years in jail.

Former South African President and Nobel Peace laureate Nelson Mandela wears a traditional mortar board while receiving two honourary doctorates at theSydney University in this September 4, 2000 file photo. Photo: Reuters

A statue of Nelson Mandela stands outside the gates of Drakenstein Correctional Centre (formerly Victor Verster Prison), near Paarl in Western Cape province February 10, 2010. Photo: Reuters

070510 It is 36cm high, made of solid 18-carat gold, weighs 6.175 kg and is coming to a town near you. Yesterday Nelson Mandela laid his hands on the World Cup trophy, 35 days before the tournament starts and on the eve of the trophy’s tour of the country. From Khayelitsha, outside Cape Town, today, the trophy will embark on the final leg of its world tour. It will be taken to 38 cities and towns across South Africa before returning to Joburg where it will take pride of place at the opening ceremony. During the tour 800 South African fans will get the opportunity to see the prized trophy up close and have their pictures taken with it, but they will not be allowed to touch it. Soccer fans in KZN can be part of the action on the following days: Durban, May 15; Umlazi, May 16; Richards Bay, May 17; and Pietermaritzburg, May 18.

180710: NELSON MANDELA

Former president Nelson Mandela has died.

Former South African President Nelson Mandela reads newspapers after casting his vote for the upcoming May 18 elections, at home in Houghton May 16, 2011. Photo: Reuters

Nelson Mandela poses with a copy of the US edition of his newly released book "Conversations with Myself" in this handout photograph released by the Nelson Mandela Foundation October 11, 2010. Photo: Reuters

A close up photo of a mosaic mural portraying former South African President Nelson Mandela forming part of their exhibition at the Nelson Mandela Museum in Qunu, South Africa July 16, 2012. Photo: AP

In this file photo from 2012, tattoo artist Charles Hearne creates a tattooed portrait of Nelson Mandela on the lower leg.

Nelson Mandela poses with a wax portrait figure of himself at famous Madame Tussauds Waxworks in London on the 25 April 1991. Photo: AFP

In this 1999 photo, President Nelson Mandela introduces the family of then Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi to reporters at his residence in Cape Town. Gadaffi's wife, Saafia Farkash Albarassi, right, and two daughters, Aisha, 22, left, and Hana,13. Photo: AP