Though Zoleka Mandela openly shared that she was in the planning stages for her eventuality, news of her death sent shockwaves Tuesday morning.
Mandela died, surrounded by family and friends, Monday evening after a lengthy battle with cancer. She previously beat breast cancer twice but said the disease returned in August 2022.
When sharing the news, the 43-year-old said:"I have bone metastasis. I've just had my CT scan and awaiting my results; I don't even have the words to articulate my thoughts and feelings, the words to describe how scared I am right now." "What do I tell my children? How do I tell them that this time around, I may not get to live my life as a survivor? How do I tell them everything will be okay when it's not? I'm dying… I don't want to die."but it progressed to her hip, pelvis, brain and spinal cord. In the statement confirming her death, her family said recent scans showed the cancer had gone further, including fibrosis in the lungs and several emboli.
Zindzi Mandela, Zenani Dlamini, Josina Machel and Zoleka Seakemela with Zamaswazi Dlamini at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.Winnie Madikizela-Mandela with her granddaughter Zoleka.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela together with her granddaughter Zoleka Mandela at the launch of the Voice of Cancer anti-stigma project at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital on February 4, 2014 in Soweto, South Africa.Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Zoleka Mandela during Madikizela-Mandela's 80th Milestone Celebration at the Emperors Palace on September 26, 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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