WRITER

Zoleka Mandela

1980 - 2023

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Zoleka Zobuhle Mandela (9 April 1980 – 25 September 2023) was a South African writer and activist, and Nelson Mandela's granddaughter. She wrote about her addictions to sex, alcohol and drugs, her daughter's death, and her own battles with breast cancer, which killed her in 2023. She is the author of When Hope Whispers which she published in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zoleka Mandela is the 7,255th most popular writer (down from 7,189th in 2019), the 391st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 352nd in 2019) and the 25th most popular South African Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zoleka Mandela ranks 7,255 out of 7,302. Before her are Simon Armitage, Brian K. Vaughan, Erin Morgenstern, Ishmael Beah, Aleksandra Skochilenko, and Scott Snyder. After her are Graham Moore, Abi Morgan, Sara Bergmark Elfgren, Jo Frost, David J. Peterson, and Lauren Oliver.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Zoleka Mandela ranks 1,221. Before her are Pantxi Sirieix, Takeshi Terada, Bohdan Nikishyn, Keisuke Mori, Ryan Hunter-Reay, and Hideomi Yamamoto. After her are Christian Zeitz, Brad Richards, Alena Newmyarzhytskaya, Pablo Álvarez, Keiji Takachi, and Anthony Gardner. Among people deceased in 2023, Zoleka Mandela ranks 606. Before her are Frank McGarvey, Billy Miller, Jon Beare, Joe the Plumber, Tori Bowie, and Hardeep Singh Nijjar. After her are Jansen Panettiere, and Elena Huelva.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Zoleka Mandela ranks 391 out of 454. Before her are Okkert Brits (1973), Greg Minnaar (1981), Wayne Odesnik (1985), Ayakha Melithafa (2002), Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (1989), and Bradley Carnell (1977). After her are Ryan Cox (1979), Itumeleng Khune (1987), Dean Geyer (1986), Senzo Meyiwa (1984), Leleti Khumalo (1970), and Panagiotis Retsos (1998).

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Among WRITERS In South Africa

Among writers born in South Africa, Zoleka Mandela ranks 25. Before her are Bessie Head (1937), John Langalibalele Dube (1871), Damon Galgut (1963), Antjie Krog (1952), Es'kia Mphahlele (1919), and Lauren Beukes (1976).

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