Residents of Soweto, the former home of Nelson Mandela, honored the anti-apartheid hero with bursts of dance and song.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) BOIKANYO TLADI, SOWETO RESIDENT, SAYING:<br /> <br />"This is a moment for South Africans to celebrate the life of a legend you know."<br /> <br />Others released white doves near the house of the late president and hundreds more paid respects with flowers, candles and prayer.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) DEBBIE ROUSSOU, JOHANNESBURG RESIDENT SAYING:<br /> <br />"I think he was a great icon. He will be remembered in generations to come."<br /> <br />Archbishop Desmond Tutu told those at a prayer service he gives thanks for Mandela's time on earth.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU, SAYING:<br /> <br />"Thank you for what he has enabled us to know we can become."<br /> <br />And South Africa's last white president, F.W. de Klerk, who released Nelson Mandela from jail, praised his legacy.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) F.W. DE KLERK, FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT, SAYING:<br /> <br />"I think he deserves the
