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Mandela's daughter Zindzi dies in South Africa

Monday July 13 2020
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Zindzi Mandela, daughter of South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela, poses on the red carpet upon arrival to attend the royal film premiere of "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" in central London on December 5, 2013. She died on July 13, 2020, aged 59. FILE PHOTO | AFP

By AFP

Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela has died aged 59, local media reported Monday.

She was ambassador to Denmark at the time of her death.

"The 59-year-old daughter of former president Nelson Mandela and struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, passed away at a Johannesburg hospital in the early hours of this morning," said public broadcaster SABC.

The cause of her death was not immediately revealed.

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