Authentic African News » Deaths (Obituaries)
-
Zindzi Mandela, Activist in South Africa and Ambassador, Dies at 59
She was ambassador to Denmark after years as a voice against apartheid (sometimes in poetry) alongside her parents, Nelson and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. -
Elsa Joubert, 97, Dies; Afrikaans Writer Explored Black Reality
Her novel “The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena” was compared to Alan Paton’s “Cry, the Beloved Country” in arousing white opinion against apartheid. She had Covid-19.