1. City Press
He declared poverty an injustice, the solution for which was justice, not charity. That is a profound understanding we must take into our common future: The long walk to freedom will only be complete when we have in effect made poverty eradicable … A further lesson of Mandela's life is that of the tactician. He was never a close comrade of the last apartheid-era president, F.W. de Klerk, but he established a relationship that worked (for a while). At play was this founding lesson: My freedom is indivisible from your freedom … Mandela's was a long journey to humanism, to see beyond skin colour and even, occasionally, history, to tap into a deeper unity of purpose and understanding. (Johannesburg)
2. China Daily
It was Mandela who led South Africans to put an end to apartheid, realize social reconciliation and build a rainbow nation. There may still be disagreements from time to time, but people seek to resolve their problems and differences through civilized means. This is the most valuable legacy of Mandela, who endured 27 years of hardships in prison and walked out with new reflections and thoughts with which to guide all races to their entitlement of equal rights and interests … The reason why South Africa has realised a stable transition and averted hatred and slaughter between different races is the establishment of a foundation of mutual trust and recognition of the need for social order. (Beijing)