Activist and author Zoleka Mandela has died on the eve of her late grandmother, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's 87th birthday. The Mandela family has confirmed that the granddaughter of Madikizela-Mandela and the former president Nelson Mandela died after a long battle with cancer.

She was 43. Madikizela-Mandela's birthday coincides with the ceremony to rename William Nicol Drive after her to Winnie Mandela Drive.

For more on this Lulu Gaboo spoke to ANC Gauteng spokesperson Lesego Makhubela...

Activist and author Zoleka Mandela has died on the eve of her late grandmother, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's 87th birthday. The Mandela family has confirmed that the granddaughter of Madikizela-Mandela and the former president Nelson Mandela died after a long battle with cancer.
She was 43. Madikizela-Mandela's birthday coincides with the ceremony to rename William Nicol Drive after her to Winnie Mandela Drive.
For more on this Lulu Gaboo spoke to ANC Gauteng spokesperson Lesego Makhubela...

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