Zindzi Mandela, South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark and daughter to the country’s iconic leader, Nelson is dead.
Tributes have poured in for the deceased, just as President Cyril Ramaphosa said her passing was saddening.
Zindzi died at 59 in a Johannesburg hospital after a short illness. She was Nelson Mandela and Winnie Mandela’s youngest daughter.
“Her spirit joins Tata Madiba and Mama Winnie in a reunion of leaders to whom we owe our freedom,’’ Ramaphosa said on Monday.
Ramaphosa offered his condolences to the Mandela family and the rest of the diplomatic family.
The President praised Zindzi’s involvement in the liberation struggle against apartheid.
“Zindzi Mandela was a household name nationally and internationally, who during our years of struggle brought home the inhumanity of the apartheid system and the unshakeable resolve of our fight for freedom,’’ Ramaphosa said.
At the time of her death, Zindzi was designated to become South Africa’s Head of Mission in Monrovia, Liberia.
She also served as Deputy President of the Soweto Youth Congress and was a member of the Release Mandela Campaign.
