In neighboring Czech Republic this event caused scandal.
In The House, someone forgot to turn off prime ministers microphone, while he spoke privately with defence minister.
It was something like this:
PM: oh shit, did you hear that Mandela is dead?
DM: oh shit, who will take part on funeral ?
PM: I hope president , I realy do not want to travel that far now.
..... it is too far.... I will have use some commercial flight, or what.
DM: Oh noo , you can use our (defence ministry) plane.
PM: And who will pay it?
DM: Me! (defence ministry budget)
PM: I really hope that president will go ... he really wants to go on trip.
DM: But he has problems with leg.
PM: Holy shit, it really looks like I will have to go, ...shit
original video here:
http://www.novinky.cz/domaci/321412-rusnok-ve-snemovne-zemrel-mandela-ty-vole-kdo-tam-pojede-trepu-se-abych-tam-nemusel-milos-je-nazhavenej.html