Zoleka Mandela was a South African writer and activist. She happens to be one of Nelson Mandela’s grandchildren. She wrote about her addictions, her daughter’s death, and her own battles with breast cancer.
She is currently no more since she died from cancer on 25 September 2023, at the age of 43. This article will dive into her personal life and family to know her husband, children, parents and siblings.
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Zoleka Mandela husband
At the time of her death, she was in a romantic relationship with Thierry Bashala having divorced in 2020.
Zoleka Mandela children
She was the mother of six children of which four of them have been identified as Zenani Zanethemba Nomasonto Mandela, Zenawe Zibuyile Mandela, Zenani Mandela and Zwelami Zendji Mfanyana Mandela.
Zoleka Mandela parents
She was the daughter of Zindzi Mandela and her first husband Zwelibanzi Hlongwane. Her mother’s family, the Mandelas, are direct descendants of King Madiba of the Thembu people and serve as chieftains of Mvezo, their ancestral chiefdom.
Zoleka Mandela siblings
She was the only daughter of her parents but from a family of four siblings, hence, she has three brothers who have been identified as Zondwa Mandela, Zwelabo Mandela-Hlongwane and Bambatha Mandela.
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