Zoleka Mandela was a South African writer, activist, and Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter. She wrote about her addictions, her daughter’s death, and her own battles with breast cancer.
Zoleka Mandela Obituary
Author and activist Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of South Africa’s first democratically elected president and civil rights leader Nelson Mandela, has passed away at the age of 43 following a long battle with cancer. Her death was announced in a statement by the family spokesperson Zwelabo Mandela as well as by the Nelson Mandela Foundation, on Tuesday (Sep 26).
Zoleka Mandela died on Monday (Sep 25) evening “surrounded by friends and family” after she “was admitted to the hospital for her ongoing treatment for metastatic cancer to the hip, liver, lung, pelvis, brain and spinal cord,” the statement attributed to family spokesperson Zwelabo on Instagram read.
It added, “Our sincerest gratitude to the medical team that took care of her.” Zoleka, in recent years, became well-known for sharing her fight against cancer with her nearly 600,000 followers on Instagram.