A 50-YEAR-OLD South African man thought to be dead woke up in a chilly morgue on Sunday and shouted to be let out, scaring off two attendants who thought he was a ghost, local media reported.

TWENTY years after Nelson Mandela was freed from prison, South Africa is a vibrant democracy but the millions still living in poverty are now looking for leadership that can tackle its economic problems.

NELSON MANDELA remains revered the world over but is rarely seen in public two decades after a walk to freedom that captivated South Africa and the world.