Ok. I don't mind admitting it. I broke down and cried like a child when I heard the news. A great man and a wonderful inspiration, not just to the heroes who fought apartheid, but to everyone who ever fought bigotry and discrimination in any form whatsoever.

It just so happens that the Liverpool Socialist Singers, of which I am a member, have a fundraising gig tonight. Here's one of the songs we'll be singing.

Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,
Yizwa imithandazo yethu,
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.

Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,
O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho,
O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,
Setjhaba sa South Afrika – South Afrika.

Uit die blou van onse hemel,
Uit die diepte van ons see,
Oor ons ewige gebergtes,
Waar die kranse antwoord gee,

Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom,
In South Africa our land.