Late Zindzi Mandela buried next to her mother at Fourways Memorial Park
FOURWAYS – Zindziswa Mandela was buried at the Fourways Memorial Park on 17 July.
Zindziswa Mandela, the daughter of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela Mandela, was laid to rest next to her mother at the Fourways Memorial Park on 17 July.
Mandela was 59 years old when she passed away on 13 July. Her son Zondwa, confirmed to SABC that his mother had tested positive for Covid-19 prior to her death, however, the exact cause of her death has not yet been determined. Due to Level 3 safety restrictions, no more than 50 people are allowed to attend a funeral. She was laid to rest during a private ceremony.
She was appointed as an ambassador to Denmark in 2015 and had been designated to become South Africa’s Head of Mission in Monrovia, Liberia.
Zindzi Mandela spent many years involved in the liberation struggle and embraced roles in the arts, philanthropy and business.
In her political career, she served as deputy president of the Soweto Youth Congress, was a member of the Release Mandela Campaign, and was an underground operative of Umkhonto weSizwe.
President Cyril Ramaphosa offered his deep condolences to the family. “I offer my deep condolences to the Mandela family as we mourn the passing of a fearless political activist who was a leader in her own right. Our sadness is compounded by this loss being visited upon us just days before the world marks the birthday of the great Nelson Mandela.
“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.
“After our liberation, she became an icon of the task we began of transforming our society and stepping into spaces and opportunities that had been denied to generations of South Africans.
“Her spirit joins Tata Madiba and Mama Winnie in a reunion of leaders to whom we owe our freedom,” he concluded.
