Tutu pays tribute to Mandela after hospital visit
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - A day after turning 95, Nelson Mandela was Friday visited by fellow peace laureate, archbishop Desmond Tutu, who praised him for continuing to inspire the world even from his sickbed. "We have a special gift in a man who can unite not only South Africa but the world, even from his sickbed," Tutu told journalists outside a Pretoria hospital where the anti-apartheid icon is critically ill. [caption id="attachment_404882" align="alignnone" width="412"] South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu (R) and staff from the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy hold up a poster wishing Nelson Mandela a happy birthday at the Marconi Beam Public Primary School in Cape Town on AFP PHOTO[/caption] Tutu said he found Mandela asleep but managed to hold his hand. "He inspired us to become a great country and the world to become compassionate," he said. Tutu also read the messages of support posted by the public on the wall o...