For three years Rory Steyn was one of the human shields for the man he once regarded as a terrorist. He was prepared to take a bullet for the new South African president who could have sacked him for suspected subversive activity. He put his life on the line for the famous statesman he first feared would lead his nation into a bloody civil war. But instead Rory Steyn watched Nelson Mandela, up close and personal, as he led the racially divided nation from the brink of bloodshed to unexpected levels of peace and stability.