Late Nelson Mandela family says Zindzi Mandela died of Coronavirus

Zindzi Mandela. FILE

COVID-19 tests on Zindzi Mandela body turned Positive, the family says.


Zindzi Mandela is the youngest daughter of former South African President Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, tested positive for Covid-19 the day she died.


Ms Mandela, who was the country's Ambassador to Denmark, died in a Johannesburg hospital in the early hours of Monday morning, aged 59.


“Simply by virtue that there was a positive test, we are therefore obligated to function and work within the framework of the existing regulations related to such cases,” her son Zondwa Mandela said.