Despite his opulent surroundings, Mandela lived simply, donating a third of his R 552,000 annual income to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, which he had founded in 1995.
Meski orang-orang sekitarnya hidup berkecukupan, Mandela hidup sederhana dan menyumbangkan sepertiga gaji tahunannya sebesar 552.000 rand ke Nelson Mandela Children's Fund yang ia dirikan tahun 1995.