Zoleka Mandela Biography – Zoleka Mandela Wiki
Zoleka Mandela is a South African writer, activist, and Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter. She has written about her addictions, her daughter’s death, and her own battles with breast cancer. Zoleka has spoken about sexual abuse in her childhood. She was also addicted to drugs and alcohol for a time. She published her autobiography in 2013. She was treated for breast cancer in 2011, which returned in 2016. She has used social media to describe the removed tumor and the side effects of her chemotherapy treatment.
In 2016, she was chosen as one of the BBC’s “100 Women”. She noted that her big regret was that she felt that she has only done worthwhile things since her grandfather’s death, not while he was alive. She campaigned against deaths caused by road accidents noting the particular hazards affecting sub-Saharan African children who are twice as likely to be killed in car accidents as children anywhere else in the world.
Zoleka Mandela Age
She was born on April 9, 1980, in South Africa.
Zoleka Mandela Husband
She is in a relationship with her partner, Thierry Bashala. She has not shared as much information concerning their relationship.
Zoleka Mandela Children
She states that she has six children. Some of her children are Zenani, Zenawe, Zwelami and Zanethemba. In 2010, her 13-year-old daughter, Zenani, was killed in a car crash on the way home from a concert. The accident was said to be due to drugs and, at the time, she was recovering from a suicide attempt.
Zoleka Mandela Family
She is 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 Instagram
Her Instagram handle is @zolekamandela.
