Nelson Mandela’s Daughters To Sue Him Over Rights To Property

Nelson Mandela’s daughters are suing him for the rights to his artworks and control of his millions, it has been reported.

On Monday, Zenani and Makaziwe Mandela intended fighting an order of Johannesburg High Court in April 2004, which gave Mandela the right to instruct Ismail Ayob, his then lawyer, to stop managing his financial, personal and legal affairs.

The order also barred Ayob from selling any of Mandela’s artworks.

It was also reported that Mandela’s current lawyer, Bally Chuene, filed an affidavit last week, in response to a lawsuit brought by the sisters, represented by Ayob.
Last month, the sisters filed papers asking for Chuene, George Bizos SC and Human Settlements Minister, Tokyo Sexwale, to remove themselves as directors and trustees of the Mandela Trust and as directors of Harmonieux and Magnifique (Pty) Ltd with immediate effect.

In his replying affidavit, Chuene reportedly said he, Bizos and Sexwale had, in 2011, refused to release the trust’s money to the daughters without a legal justification.

Reports also have it that Chuene was adamant, Ayob was behind the court action by the women.

Nelson Mandela Back In Hospital Again.

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been re-admitted to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection.

NELSON MANDELA DEAD?

Rumours making the rounds have it that former South African President, Nelson Mandela (a.k.a Madiba) is dead. It could be recalled that in 2007 it was reported that the apartheid fighter was dead and the rumour resurrected yesterday evening.

The story had that Mandela died in a Paris hospital. But Connoisseur.com can authoritatively confirm that Madiba is hale and hearty. The rumours of the death of celebrities have been the order of the day as legendary musician 2face Idibia was also rumoured dead during the week barely after proposing to longtime girl friend, Annie Macaulay.

NELSON MANDELA’S REMAINING SIBLING DIES

Nelson Mandela’s last remaining sibling; Nothusile Bhulehluthi has died in Qunu, rural Eastern Cape in South Africa.

Bhulehluthi was one of the 13 children Mandela’s father, Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela had with his four wives; she was 81.

According to the ex-president’s grandson, Mandla Mandela, ‘it was with great sadness that the Mandela’s learned last night (Sunday, January 29, 2012) of her death’. He also added that she will be sorely missed.

The current president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma also gave his condolence message in a statement. ‘On behalf of myself, the people and government of South Africa, I would like to convey our heartfelt condolences to Madiba and the entire Mandela family at this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you in this time of sorrow.’

This sad news is one of the several that the great activist and his family have had in the past 18 months. In June 2010, his great – grand daughter, Zenani Mandela, 13, died in a car crash after attending the World Cup Soccer Games kick-off concert. Also, June 2011, Zenani’s mother lost another child to premature birth.