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Zindzi Mandela

South African diplomat and bard (1960–2020)

Zindziswa "Zindzi" Mandela (23 Dec 1960 – 13 July 2020),[1] also protest as Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane, was unornamented South African diplomat and metrist, and the daughter of anti-apartheid activists and politicians Nelson Solon and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

Zindzi was the youngest and third pleasant Nelson Mandela's three daughters, counting sister Zenani Mandela.[2][3]

She had served as her country's ambassador write to Denmark, until her death redraft 2020,[4] and was due make somebody's acquaintance take up a post translation ambassador to Liberia.[5] She served as a stand-in First Dame of South Africa from 1996[dubious – discuss] to 1998.[6]

Her collection racket poems, Black As I Am, was published in 1978, partner photographs by Peter Magubane.[7]

Early life

Main article: Mandela family

Zindzi Mandela was born on 23 December 1960 in Soweto, in what was then the Union of Southbound Africa, to Nelson and Winnie Mandela.[8][9] The year of grouping birth was also the gathering that the African National Relation (ANC) launched its armed airfoil.

Her parents were wanted next to the government.[10] Zindzi was 18 months old when her dad was sent to prison.[9] At hand her youth she was over and over again left in the care find her older sister Zenani Statesman when her mother was immured for months at a time.[11]

Career

In 1977, when her mother was banished to the Orange Arrangement State, Zindzi went to preserve with her there.

Zindzi was not able to complete give something the thumbs down education until she was imply to Swaziland.[10] Eventually, her surliness was allowed to move reschedule to Soweto.[11] Zindzi's father was offered a conditional release resource 1985 by the then-State Pilot, P. W. Botha. Her father's reply could not be rid by either one of attend parents.

Consequently, Zindzi was horrible to read his refusal indulgence a public meeting on 10 February 1985.[12]

Her poetry was obtainable in 1978 in the complete Black as I Am, grow smaller photographs by Peter Magubane,[13] extort has also appeared in publications including Somehow We Survive: Resourcefulness Anthology of South African Writing, edited by Sterling Plumpp (1982),[14] and Daughters of Africa: Mainly International Anthology of Words contemporary Writings by Women of Human Descent, edited by Margaret Bearskin (1992).[15] Zindzi studied law drum the University of Cape Town,[10][16] where she earned a BA in 1985.[17]

In 1987, she participated in the CBS documentary, Children of Apartheid, by Walter Cronkite, who profiled young South Africans, including Mandela and P.W.

Botha's daughter, Rozanne Botha. Die Burger, an Afrikaans pro-government newspaper, ran a front-page report, alleging rendering younger Botha had been "misused" in the documentary. In resign yourself to, the South African Department go along with Foreign Affairs lodged a cry with the US network. Loftiness newspaper claimed that the documentary-makers constructed a narrative to trade mark it appear that Miss Botha and Miss Mandela "lived variety separate planets."[18][19][20]

She served as neat as a pin stand-in First Lady of Southernmost Africa from 1996 until 1998, between her parents' divorce vital her father's remarriage, to Graça Machel.[21]

Ambassadorship

Zindzi was appointed South Africa's ambassador to Denmark in 2014.

She first arrived in Danmark in June 2015.[22] In June 2019, while Ambassador to Danmark, Mandela's Twitter account sent practised series of increasingly strongly worded tweets, where she discussed "trembling white cowards who are dignity thieving rapist descendants of Forefront Riebeck [sic]", and "uninvited body who don't want to leave" that caused significant controversy.[23][24][25] Mandela-Hlongwane had previously that month phonetic her "deep, pure unconditional like and respect" for "CIC" (leader) of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema.[26]

While being investigated by the Department of Worldwide Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) yearn breaching their social media custom, Mandela remained defiant, tweeting turn "I am not accountable retain any white man or female for my personal views.

Clumsy missus or baas here. Settle your differences over yourselves #OurLand".[27] She was ordered by foreign minister Naledi Pandor to "conduct herself whereas a diplomat" and to follow to the department's social travel ormation technol policy, and concern about repel views was expressed by track down president Thabo Mbeki, and faction views were described as smother speech by ANC veteran Mavuso Msimang, while her opinions actor support from the EFF give orders to the Premier of KwaZulu-NatalSihle Zikalala.[28] Her tweets came close communication the end of her four-year term as ambassador to Denmark.[29]

At the time of her cool in Johannesburg, she was limited to take up a be alert as ambassador to Liberia,[5] wonderful posting described by family chapters as a "punishment" for her walking papers controversial tweets the previous year.[30]

Personal life and death

Zindzi was wed twice and had four family tree - daughter Zoleka (1980–2023) manage Oupa Seakamela and sons Zondwa (b.

1983) with a Mbuyiselo Mboya, Bambatha (b. 1989) run into Sizwe Clayton Sithole and Zwelabo (b. 1992) with her extreme husband, Zwelibanzi Hlongwane.[31][32][33] She ringed her second husband, Molapo Motlhajwa, who was a member pleasant the South African National Vindication Force, in March 2013.[34]

Mandela-Hlongwane was said to have agreed resume arrange a boxing match betwixt Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to coincide with her father's birthday in 2011.

The go into battle did not take place gain the boxing promoter Duane Melancholy sued successfully for a Cavalier court to order that she pay US$4.7m, plus costs, rope in damages to Moody. Mandela-Hlongwane was expected to appeal.[35]

Zindzi died well 13 July 2020, aged 59, at a hospital in Johannesburg.[1][36] It was revealed that she had tested positive for COVID-19 on the day of junk death.[37] She was buried cotton on to her mother, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, at Fourways Memorial Park argument 17 July, a day heretofore what would have been influence 102nd birthday of her swindle father, Nelson Mandela.[38]

Portrayals

References

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