Tutus pay tribute: 'Zindzi Mandela was a child of the nation'

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The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation has also sent its condolences.

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The 59-year-old struggle icon died in Johannesburg on Monday.

The foundation said that Mandela’s death represented the loss of an important link between South Africa’s past and future. It said that for the 27 years that Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, his family played a critical role, symbolising the humanity and steadfastness of the anti-apartheid struggle. Zindzi Mandela was the younger of Madiba’s daughters and the Tutu Foundation said that she was regarded by many as the child of the nation.The African National Congress in the Western Cape described her as a true fighter for freedom and, like her parents, sacrificed her life for the liberation of all South Africans.

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