President Nelson Mandela on Monday thanked Denmark for its help in the struggle against apartheid. “South Africans will never forget the selfless efforts of the Danish people, over many years, to share our struggle to free South Africa from the inhuman system of apartheid,” Mandela said during a banquet given in his honour by Queen Margrethe on the first day of his official visit to the country. Mandela also expressed his appreciation for Denmark’s help after the end of apartheid in 1994. He is on his last official tour of Europe before stepping down as president.