Nelson Mandela’s grandson, ANC MP Mandla Mandela released a press statement a few hours ago and here are excerpts from the statement.
“The Mandela family have sent my wife, Nkosikazi Nobubele Mandela, back to her home after it was discovered that she had been having an affair with one of my brothers.
I can confirm that this affair resulted in a son that Nkosikazi Nobubele gave birth to in 2011…The revelation of this affair has come as a shock to me and the rest of my family…It has been made more painful because it is my own brother who is at the centre of the crisis.”
“Freddy Pilusa of FNP Communications said that he had released it on behalf of Mandela and verified its authenticity”.
Here is the background story – 38 year old Mandla Mandela married Anais Grimaud in 2010. Their relationship created controversy because he was still married to his first wife, Tanda Mabunu-Mandela. After their wedding, Anais who is from the French Overseas Territory Island – Reunion, changed her name to Nkosikazi Nobubele Mandela. Their son Qheya was born in 2011. His first wife, Tanda fought the marriage in court and it was annulled but the couple stayed together. Tanda and Mandla are currently going through a formal divorce.Truth is stranger than fiction! That said, they should not drag Mandela’s name through the mud with their personal issues.
favoured girl
August 16, 2012 at 8:28 pm
too bad but which way the baby remains the mandelas
Kaesha
August 16, 2012 at 8:29 pm
Poipa pamaitana.
kay
August 16, 2012 at 8:39 pm
I think the man wasnt good in bed and never used to surtisfy his wife. Hence she went to get surtisfaction from somwhere eles. PIPO LIKE UKUDODA. UKUDODA SANA!! TOO MUCH
gillan mutanda
August 16, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Too bad the baby is still a Mandela and family no need to go public sort it quietly within the family
gillan mutanda
August 16, 2012 at 9:00 pm
ok
Most wanted
August 16, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Nche..
Zed
August 16, 2012 at 9:55 pm
Why did they divorce with the first wife?ba guy limbi balikwata problem,what do you get from a french woman?such for them is normal,to them life is a game and in rare cases they take marriage serious,they marry and can divorce anytime as long as they are not content in one area or the other,given a second chance she will do again.Its a pity though,but from the string of women the juniour Mandela has recorded from his first wife,to the french woman,to the rumoured swazi princess and well so shall come another woman.. its typical with men with fame!!!!
Francis nonso
August 16, 2012 at 10:00 pm
The great name buit by grandfather is 2 delicate 2 b distroyed by u 2 guys.giv yo bro the yo wife.Jst be guy & move on.
RB
August 16, 2012 at 10:27 pm
Hmmmmm,I would chase her as well,how would my woman sleep with my brother to a level of producing a child.shit she is a bandit let her go marry a decent woman you are still young!
Boxale
August 17, 2012 at 1:49 am
She slept around – end of story! Evidence is positive! The guy has every right!! She didn’t marry every guy in the family, that’s taking the literal meaning of marrying into the family to its limits! May be the french translator at the wedding made a big boob, making her think she had married into a “harem of men!!!”
kakolwe
August 17, 2012 at 4:48 am
If DNA tests wud be conducted on all ‘our’ kids, 3/4 of men wud collapse. The rich & the weak men are mostly duped by their wives who ask for kids from the strong & hansome men. This is true very close here in Zed. Many are the victims we have fathered kids for. Indeed, a woman’s heart is a deep ocean!
Musula Nkaki
August 17, 2012 at 6:12 am
is he 38 ummmh no kwina kwine he looks like an elephant even me if i was the woman I would single source
Aussie
August 17, 2012 at 6:44 am
@ Zed. She’s not French tata naimwe. Muletusebanya. Come for English lessons.
REAL MAN
August 17, 2012 at 7:36 am
Ndeumfwakofye.
Mr gersh
August 17, 2012 at 8:12 am
This is a serious issue which needs serious attention. its nice you came out public because your family is known world over.When u marry expect and be prepared that anything is likely to happen before any of the partners die. its either you all commit yourselves to each other (which is difficult considering your fame established by MADIBA and economic status) or one of you fails to. Some women may absorb the temptation while others fail.I personally do not understand the circumstances under which it happened but I like others are just assuming.You are not the first victim and you will not be the last. these things have happened before but the difference is that communication technology has improved facilitating the exposure of issues that where handle at family level to be in the public domain.I feel for MADIBA my icon He must have without my knowledge solved that issue. the more you expose a family problem the more it becomes complicated. the word is like a bullet once it comes out it can’t go back. You are a public figure but you feel the pain as an individual. Sit down with MADIBA he has a proved record of solving big and small issues Indeed ‘THINGS FALL APART’ Chinu Achebe
Shauli Yako
August 17, 2012 at 8:51 am
@Kakolwe, you did it again.Very funny. I once heard a saying that goes….. Its only a woman who knows d father of her child. AGAIN, very typical of man on dis blog blamming d woman. This man is a womaniser who found his match. He deserve every bit of it n if I was d woman, I would go for SPOUSE SUPPORT from him n CHILD SUPPORT from his brother. He got his just DESERT.
Kwa george
August 17, 2012 at 8:51 am
IS THIS NOT THE MAN WHO WANTED CHERISE MAKUBALE ?
Napikidoli
August 17, 2012 at 9:58 am
KAKOLWE, it is called feminine intuition! It happens in all mamals, females always outsource good genes in order to guarantee good breeding, period! The guy is fat with drooping boobs and a huge tummy. She needed her match! This is normal. The fact that she is from the Reunions, she is a bonafide french! Reunion is part of France, just like the Jersey Islands are british.
Janet c
August 17, 2012 at 10:19 am
@ Shauli Yako and @ Napikidoli – SENSE!!! You are both very smart and intelligent – I salute your comments
Noreen the doc
August 17, 2012 at 10:25 am
ISSSHHHHHHHH DAT MUST AV HURT
john chilembo
August 17, 2012 at 10:48 am
it hurts and too bad to madiba’s son
mR T
August 17, 2012 at 11:37 am
@Key uliule yamu doffin na bonse abalesupporter,…this mandla has another wife that’s why his brother took advantage of the other wife but that’s inhuman again.
Ama rude
August 17, 2012 at 12:11 pm
efinshifi nomba
nicola
August 17, 2012 at 12:35 pm
kay what is ukudoda?
mwana mfumu
August 17, 2012 at 1:13 pm
women, cant live aganist and cant live without
Papa Dineo
August 17, 2012 at 1:16 pm
Too bad ..its quiet tricky
nkamu
August 17, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Imwe akaume nika problem,fyabufi he just want her out.read the article carefuly,kafwile nakasanga umbi uwa ku doda.
MUNYELO PWETE!
August 17, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Panyo patambala paoneka ngati mpepo yakunta! The violent wind blew on this woman and what do you expect? Ofcourse panyo panaoneka and when panyo paoneka nikuchita bwanji? Kupishapo ubukala! Chapwa!
Suck it real hard
August 17, 2012 at 1:48 pm
@nicola ukudoda is to shag u… sorry Madiba Jr thats what happens when u have divided attention for yo woman. She fucks other people u know. Thats the result
nameless
August 17, 2012 at 1:57 pm
@ Aussie, Reunion is a province of France. So you are the dunderhead
MundiaM
August 17, 2012 at 3:29 pm
@ Janet C & Shauli Yako, most African courts do not accord spouse support in a tradition marriage.
Mandla married the French woman in a tradition marriage as he was already married to his fisrt wife. Implication is that only his brother will have to support his child and Mandla has no obligation to a cheating wife.
Mandla on the other hand sounds like the kind of man that can bring out the worst in a woman as far as faithfulness goes. I concur with your last statement.
Bwalys B
August 17, 2012 at 4:48 pm
Too bad for the Mandela family. But also the Mandela senior is another character, just how did he end up with the former first lady of Mozambique. Thats being naughty naughty for an old man. So what do you expect from such a bloodline.
Vincent Nyalugwe
August 17, 2012 at 5:37 pm
But your brother’s DNA and yours are the same. How can u know this was your brother’s son?
likaki nyau nyau
August 17, 2012 at 5:59 pm
Bushe DNA yamuntu ipalana na DNA ya sibling wako, somebody tell me, I thot ma DNA yapusana individual to individual someone enlighten me
Enemy of the state
August 17, 2012 at 11:55 pm
Its a big shame to mandelas family.
class
August 18, 2012 at 6:15 am
its normal.