A book painting an intimate portrait of Nelson Mandela went on sale Tuesday, offering readers a glimpse at letters and diaries for a more personal look at one of the world's most revered figures.
"Conversations with Myself" brings together correspondence, personal notes and hours of recordings with an unfinished autobiography that would have been a sequel to Mandela's world-famous memoir "Long Walk to Freedom", published in 1995.
"I was never a saint," said the freedom fighter about his book. But like our cartoonist Damien Glez points it out this week, for many he may be more than a saint...
- "Cartoon of the week" showcases one of our cartoonists from Africa making a comment on the event of the week.
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