This was a bold step on Mandela's part, offering
the possibility of amnesty to people who committed heinous crimes in the name of politics in the past, hoping that such a move would help to unite a country that was steeped in anger and resentment.
A Cointelegraph expert blog published in Dec. 2017 brought up the
possibility of a tax
amnesty for those who failed to report gains from digital currency earning, similar to a IRS program for filing income from undisclosed offshore accounts.