The honeymoon period is long over, and there are difficult decisions ahead for President Mandela, the former African National Congress activist charged with leading his country to prosperity.

• 对于原先曾是非洲人国民大会积极分子而今肩负领导南非走向繁荣重任的曼德拉总统来说，政治上的“蜜月”时期早已过去，此后将要面对艰难的抉择。