Ahmed Kathrada, who was sentenced to life in prison with Mandela in 1964, said he was informed shortly before Mandela's death that his old friend had little time left. Kathrada said Graca Machel, Mandela's wife, conveyed the message to him through another person that Mandela "Will be leaving us that night" and "The doctors have said, 'Anytime.'". Mandela's ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, joined one of his grandsons, Mandla Mandela, and South African President Jacob Zuma in a prayer service in Johannesburg. A picture of Mandela was beamed onto the wall above the pulpit, highlighting the enormous changes in South Africa, which elected Mandela as its first black president in an all-race vote in 1994.
Source: SEATTLE TIMES
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