Mandela sees grandson reclaim family's traditional leadership role 

(16 Apr 2007)
1. Wide of Mvezo
2. Close-up of sign: The Kingdom of Abathembu
3. Various of arrivals
4. Former South African President Nelson Mandela sitting on chair with two other men
5. Close-up of Nelson Mandela
6. Various of arrivals entering tent
7. Wide of Nelson Mandela's helicopter landing
8. Nelson Mandela's car pulling up to front of tent
9. Mandela exiting car
10. Mandela entering tent
11. Wide of people sitting in tent
12. SOUNDBITE: (Xhosa) Nelson Mandela, Former South African President:
"Because I am still alive today so that I can be able to rest in peace because my grandson has taken chieftaincy and rules here at Mvezo. That will make me sleep forever being a happy man in my grave knowing that Mandla has taken this chieftaincy that I was supposed to have taken. This young man has always been of help to me and in my life."
13. Various of animal skins on floor
14. Close-up of Mandla Mandela, tilt down to his feet
15. Mid-shot of Mandla Mandela
16. Mid-shot of King Goodwill Zwelithini's daughter
17. Mandla Mandela being anointed by local priests and chiefs
18. Close-up of Nelson Mandela nodding
STORYLINE:
Former South African President Nelson Mandela beamed on Monday as he watched his grandson reclaim a traditional leadership post that Mandela had renounced decades ago to become a lawyer and dedicate his life to fighting apartheid.
Mandla Mandela, 32, was draped in a lion skin, the symbol of royalty, and officially installed as head of the Mvezo Traditional Council by the king of the AbaThembu, Zwelibanzi Dalindyebo, one of six kings of the Xhosa people.
The ceremony took place in front of hundreds of well wishers, including tribal royalty from across the country, most of them clad in brightly coloured traditional dress and beaded headdresses.
It was the first time in nearly 70 years that a member of Mandela's family from the Madiba clan took up the mantle of traditional leadership.
Dressed in a black and white animal print shirt, he walked with difficulty up the stairs but otherwise looked in good health and in radiant
spirits as he delivered a short speech in Xhosa in a firm voice.
"That will make me sleep forever being a happy man in my grave knowing that Mandla has taken this chieftaincy that I was supposed to have taken," said Nelson Mandela.
Mandla Mandela's father Makgatho, Nelson Mandela's last surviving son, died in 2005 of AIDS-related complications.
His mother, Rayne Mandela-Perry, said her late husband would have been proud to see his son carry on the family legacy.
Mandla Mandela, who graduated from Rhodes University's political science program last week, now has the power to decide disputes and try certain criminal and civil cases.
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