“This does not mean that she died of Covid complications, but simply that she tested positive for it,” Mandela said during the Wednesday broadcast. “Several other tests were done and those tests will give us more information about what might have led to her premature death.”
He said the family is awaiting the full results of the autopsy.
His funeral, according to his son, is scheduled for Friday, the day before Nelson Mandela’s annual Day on July 18, an annual celebration of his birthday.
Zindzi Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist in her own right, who found her voice at a young age.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he brought home the “inhumanity” of the apartheid system and that citizens are fighting for freedom, according to a statement released by his office on Monday.
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