Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter Zoleka dead at 43 after 11-year battle with cancer

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Zoleka Mandela, the granddaughter of late South African leader Nelson Mandela who followed “in her grandfather’s footsteps,” has died after an 11-year battle with cancer that spread throughout her body, her family said.

Zoleka was the daughter of former South African President Nelson Mandela.She underwent a double mastectomy, but the cancer returned in 2016, when she began documenting her journey on social media to spread awareness and encourage others to get screened.

She told the outlet at the time: “It is important for women to speak out, get tested, perform their own examinations — silence cancer before it silences you”.In an Instagram post just last month, Ms Mandela lamented about her condition.

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