Zindzi Mandela died in July 2020 at the age of 59. Reports said she died in a Johannesburg hospital, and later reporting noted that she had tested positive for COVID-19 on the day she died.

Who she was

She was the youngest daughter of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and she was known both as an anti-apartheid activist and as South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark.

What happened

The exact cause was not immediately clear in the earliest reports, but later coverage said a COVID-19 test came back positive the day she died.

Why she is remembered

She became widely known for reading out Nelson Mandela’s rejection of a conditional release offer in 1985, and she remained a prominent public figure in South Africa’s political and diplomatic life.

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