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 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Zoleka Mandela is the 7,447th most popular writer (down from 7,189th in 2024), the 425th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 351st in 2019) and the 26th most popular South African Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zoleka Mandela ranks 7,447 out of 7,302. Before her are Suheir Hammad, Maud Angelica Behn, Gabriele Tinti, Immaculée Ilibagiza, GypsyCrusader, and Scott Snyder. After her are Johan Harstad, Adam Roberts, Graham Moore, Anuradha Roy, Biyi Bandele, and Kira Yarmysh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Zoleka Mandela ranks 1,376. Before her are Takeshi Terada, Stefan Pfannmöller, Bohdan Nikishyn, Keisuke Mori, Ryan Hunter-Reay, and Hideomi Yamamoto. After her are Bolívar, Christian Zeitz, Brad Richards, Hreiðar Guðmundsson, Alena Newmyarzhytskaya, and Pablo Álvarez. Among people deceased in 2023, Zoleka Mandela ranks 616. Before her are Billy Miller, Mario Božić, Jon Beare, Joe the Plumber, Tori Bowie, and Hardeep Singh Nijjar. After her are Elena Fanchini, Jansen Panettiere, Calvin Davis, Elena Huelva, Lance Blanks, and Jay Briscoe.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Zoleka Mandela ranks 425 out of 454. Before her are Xoliswa Sithole (null), Willem Jackson (1972), Ayakha Melithafa (2002), MacDonald Mukansi (1975), Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (1989), and Bradley Carnell (1977). After her are Sarah Poewe (1983), Ryan Cox (1979), Itumeleng Khune (1987), Dean Geyer (1986), Senzo Meyiwa (1984), and Leleti Khumalo (1970).

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Among WRITERS In South Africa

Among writers born in South Africa, Zoleka Mandela ranks 26. Before her are John Langalibalele Dube (1871), Damon Galgut (1963), Antjie Krog (1952), Muhsin Hendricks (null), Es'kia Mphahlele (1919), and Lauren Beukes (1976).

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