South Africa launched a new line of bank notes Saturday bearing the image of its first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela on the 22nd anniversary of his release from prison.

The announcement pays tribute to the legacy of a Nobel Peace Prize-winner known as one of the world’s greatest statesmen.

But it will likely be met with some derision when markets re-open Monday after officials’ billing of the secretive unveiling as an “announcement of national importance” sent the rand and stock markets on a downward spike Friday, http://globebreaknews..in/2012/02/south-africa-launches-mandela-bank.html

A well deserved honor! God have blessed this man with long life to reap the reward of being upright. How I wish Nigerian leaders can learn from him. Once again well deserved honor to the Madiba himself.

Long live Madiba.

An elder stateman in deed

Long Life Madiba,

Heard  Nigeria's CBN will release #2000 note with the picture of Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu next year!

whatever,

THAT'S NIGERIA FOR US

begwong:

Heard  Nigeria's CBN will release #2000 note with the picture of Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu next year!

We're patiently waiting for Baba Obasanjo's legendary face on Naira bank notes. He also thoroughly deserves such an honour, doesn't he?

mandela deserves to be in the higest denominatn note, BRAVO

I dnt see why they should do that. He's slowly bt surely becoming a S/A idol IMO

begwong:

Heard  Nigeria's CBN will release #2000 note with the picture of Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu next year!

Better than some animals' head on a banknote.

Well deserved honor

how i wish naija would honor GEJ the same way

pro01:

We're patiently waiting for Baba Obasanjo's legendary face on Naira bank notes. He also thoroughly deserves such an honour, doesn't he?

Because of all the billions he looted? and because he devalued the naira? please state your reasons beyond the fact he got GEJ into power.

pro01:

We're patiently waiting for Baba Obasanjo's legendary face on Naira bank notes. He also thoroughly deserves such an honour, doesn't he?

This is the funniest Thing i have seen all Day, thanks Mate.

ikechukz:

how i wish naija would honor GEJ the same way

For what? Putting alot of women in his cabinet and removing oil subsidy?
He took her to the room and removed her subsidy. She tried to protest but he was a stronger contestant , she even threatened to strike but he struck back, he sucked her excess account and squeezed her lovely economy. Her wailing was in vain, what a shame! He went on to deregulate her downstream sector dat was oily, she couldn't say anything. She cried cos he pumped her 97 times. We stand as witnesses to the rape of the masses.

:-x

Kudos to the elderly statesman, a real man indeed.

For what? Putting alot of women in his cabinet and removing oil subsidy?
He took her to the room and removed her subsidy. She tried to protest but he was a stronger contestant , she even threatened to strike but he struck back, he sucked her excess account and squeezed her lovely economy. Her wailing was in vain, what a shame! He went on to deregulate her downstream sector dat was oily, she couldn't say anything. She cried cos he pumped her 97 times. We stand as witnesses to the violation of the masses.

nice satire!

Good but why 50rands

Good way to immortalize an Icon

babaowo:

Good but why 50rands

All the notes

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pro01:

We're patiently waiting for Baba Obasanjo's legendary face on Naira bank notes. He also thoroughly deserves such an honour, doesn't he?

None of our living leaders deserve any honor. They came to loot Nigeria dry.

Waiting for what white South Africans would say to this. . . .

Yeske!:

Waiting for what white South Africans would say to this. . . .

it wasn't a decision based on race but impact on the society. so I think they will accept it. Good that they honoured him while alive compåre to nigeria that would prefer you dead first.

This is the result of loving your fellow country men and women.
Madiba; the pride of Africa, Long life and prosperity in Good health to you sir.

Hope our own true legend will come in this century!

we wil only c obj's face on a bank note afta nigeria breaks up. d yorubas wil b so glad 2 c their dear leader on a bank note.

vicoloni:

For what? Putting alot of women in his cabinet and removing oil subsidy?
He took her to the room and removed her subsidy. She tried to protest but he was a stronger contestant , she even threatened to strike but he struck back, he sucked her excess account and squeezed her lovely economy. Her wailing was in vain, what a shame! He went on to deregulate her downstream sector dat was oily, she couldn't say anything. She cried cos he pumped her 97 times. We stand as witnesses to the violation of the masses.

nice satire!

                      LMFAO! never read such fantastic , articulated and well-written pun before! Nice.                                                                                           

Isk:

I dnt see why they should do that. He's slowly bt surely becoming a S/A idol IMO

.                                                            Sir, you are either ignorant, childish or have not heard of other nations like: china(Mao Zedong), USA (george washington and ben franklin) and england (queen victoria).

@vicoloni wow