John Anderson : 20 years ago today , Nelson Mandela was released from Cape Town jail . Anderson : After 27 years , Mandela emerged ` ` without bitterness , his humanity intact '' He maintains commitment to democracy , freedom and rule of law , he writes . Zuma 's last admission of personal misconduct , fathering his 20th child out of wedlock with the daughter of close friend , has become a national scandal and international embarrassment . Mandela is inspiration in troubled nation that desperately needs it , Stremlau says .
John Anderson : 20 years ago today , Nelson Mandela was released from Cape Town jail . Anderson : After 27 years , Mandela emerged ` ` without bitterness , his humanity intact '' He maintains commitment to democracy , freedom and rule of law , he writes . Mandela is inspiration in troubled nation that desperately needs it , Stremlau says .