Madiba memories belong to South Africans

A Constitutional Court battle is testing whether Nelson Mandela's personal effects are private property or national heritage.

The battle has been going on for four years as the government’s Heritage Resources Agency (Sahra) tries to stop Madiba’s daughter, Makaziwe, from disposing of 29 of his personal items – ranging from his ID book which he used to cast his first vote on April 27, 1994, to some of his iconic flamboyant shirts.

But, where do you draw the line when it comes to property which, while it may be personal, may also belong to the nation?