Mandela family release first statement since his passing

The family of Nelson Mandela has released their first official statement since his passing on Thursday. Lt. Gen. Temba Templeton Matanzima, a spokesman for the Mandela family, read the statement to journalists:

"The pillar of the royal Mandela family is no more with us physically, but his spirit is still with us. We have lost a great man, a son of the soil whose greatness in our family was in the simplicity of his nature in our midst – a caring family leader who made time for all and on that score we will miss him dearly." (AP)