Former President Nelson Mandela deliver his inauguration speech. (ANC/Archives)
It has been 24 years since Nelson Mandela delivered his historic inauguration speech as the country's first black president.
The late statesman would have turned 100 this year and government is hoping to use the centenary celebrations to bring South Africans closer together.
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