Wed May 23 17:46:52 SAST 2012
Wed May 23 17:46:52 SAST 2012

Mandela, a beaming great-grandfather

Sep 20, 2011 | Sapa, Dispatch, Sunday Times | 40 comments

Madiba named the infant Qheya Zanethemba (‘to bring hope’)

Former president Nelson Mandela is delighted with his great-grandson, whom he named Qheya Zanethemba (‘to bring hope’) in a ceremony with proud dad and grandson Nkosi Mandla Mandela and mom Nobubele in Qunu.  Picture: GALLO IMAGES

The Madiba clan has gathered to welcome the arrival of Nelson Mandela’s eighth great-grandson, the Sunday Times reported.

Relatives gathered in Qunu in the Eastern Cape at the weekend for a private family ritual to appease the ancestors and welcome the child to the family’s homestead.

Mandela, 93, had been asked to name the infant, the newspaper reported.

The boy was born two weeks ago to Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela, and his wife Nobubele.

Mandla is Mandela's heir and a traditional leader in Mvezo, Mandela’s birthplace.

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Wed May 23 17:46:52 SAST 2012 ::
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Sep 20, 2011

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

God for you baby.... Mandla I hope tyou cousin wont be making babies anytime soon..... she lost 2 in 12 months... she needs to give herself a break (if you know that I mean)
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Sep 20, 2011

nevus

congrats TATA umdeni u yanda ma likhule igama li ka Mandela
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Sep 20, 2011

Ruth

Who cares?
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Sep 20, 2011

ayobaness

i want to be mandlas second wife
what kind of a king is he to have only one wife?
she must proof his manhood
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Sep 20, 2011

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

@mandla I wonee, if your wife will be able to pronounce the child's name
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Sep 20, 2011

Ntjapeli

@Kinkyakakamasutra.
How DULL of you. I doubt
he knows what you mean. How
dare you.
@Ruth. Who gives a ufck about you
anyway.
@Ayobaness. Your name says
it all. You should focus on youself
that minding peoples business.
Warning.
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Sep 20, 2011

vat'nsit

all i can say long live Madiba
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Sep 20, 2011

Vjaay

give that man a tender......
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Sep 20, 2011

Jane-Doe

Why is this news??? Great the Mandela Clan is procreating and expanding...but is it news??
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Sep 20, 2011

MORNACHIES

Amen .........................
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