work peaceful change was under threat. it must be sad for nelson mandela to see his party that he gave his life for and that he loved so much becoming something which is too typical of the brush movements in africa are rushing for power and personal greed corruption. and it s sad to see that happening in his life by. the one time beacons of hope on the cape have degenerated into a sink of crooked power mongers a more just society remains an illusion president jacob zuma elected in two thousand and nine is regarded as corrupt and like. the aging hero of the revolution withdrew to his village and the rolling hills of his ancestral lands. and along with the rest of the nation you look forward to
out of his eyes. no one ever knew. nobody knew. reporter: with an ongoing vigil, mandela clings to life. obama has spoken of him at every stop. nelson mandela showed us that one man s courage can move the world. and he calls on us to make choices that reflect not our fears, but our hopes. reporter: although president obama did not get to see mandela he did receive a warm welcome from an aging hero, bishop desmond tutu. your success is our success. your failure whether you like it or not is our failure. we pray for you to be a great success. reporter: at the end of his tour of the island, the president wrote an inscription in the guest book saying the world is grateful for the heroes of robben island and remind us that no shackles or cells can