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Mandela's daughter Zindzi dies in South Africa

AFP
Published : Jul 13, 2020, 1:55 pm IST
Updated : Jul 13, 2020, 1:55 pm IST

Zindzi is the youngest daughter of S.Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela, and was ambassador to Denmark at the time of her death

Zindzi Mandela. (AFP)
 Zindzi Mandela. (AFP)

Johannesburg: 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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