The former South African president and anti-apartheid activist was, after all, 95 years old and in poor health, having been hospitalised several times this year for recurring respiratory infections. 
Rais huyo wa zamani wa Afrika Kusini na mwanaharakati aliyepambana na ubaguzi wa rangi, na baada ya yote, alikuwa na umri wa miaka 95 na afya ikazorota, baada ya kulazwa hospitalini mara kadhaa mwaka huu akisumbumbuliwa na maradhi ya kupumua.