Changing face of bank notes

It was announced by the South African president, that Nelson Mandela's face would grace the South African banks notes henceforth. This has obviously started huge waves for and against the move.

Those for contend that Mandela has contributed so much towards a 'free' South Africa and our 'esteemed' President, JZ claims it is a fitting tribute to Mandela who was a symbol  of South Africa's struggle for freedom and democracy.
On the other side are those who argue that many other leaders contributed just as much to the struggle and thus, should also be honoured.

In my view, just the fact that there is disagreement, should be enough to just leave the notes as they are. Mandela has graced coins before and perhaps we should leave it at that. Granted Nelson has done lots for the progression to democracy but he has not been the only one.
Money is handled my millions daily and as petty as it may seem, the public's voice should be heard on this. As usual our ANC  led government have gone ahead with their own agenda for their own reasons. We as the public have little say, despite the fact that we pay them and they should be listening to us.

Back to the notes- with humans people will never agree with who should grace bank notes and which one should grace whicvh denomination. Leave the animals on as they represent South Africa's natural heritage, a heritage we need to be conserving and honouring. Our animal notes are very South African and I would see it as a disgrace to change them.