The few early birds who managed to get their hands on the controversial Nelson Mandela book before it was taken off the shelves could possibly have laid their hands on a gem. One man who bought the book for less than R300 said he had received several offers from people willing to take it off his hands. "I bought it [for] R276 I think. So far‚ I have been offered $700 [for it]‚" said Delane Kalembo. This is about R9‚000. While several South Africans have made offers for the book‚ Kalembo said much of the interest came from people outside the borders of SA. "The interest is from internationals since most people have caught wind of the story‚" he said. The book‚ titled Nelson Mandela’s Last Years, was penned by Dr Vejay Ramlakan and has received massive backlash from the Mandela family‚ including his widow‚ Graca Machel. It contains never-before-published information on Madiba’s various health conditions‚ including that doctors were worried he "might have died" when he stopped breathin...
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