Mandela’s family and foundation lash out over now-withdrawn book
Mandela’s grandson says the family was not consulted about the book, calling the author ‘a loser’
Nelson Mandela’s grandson‚ Ndaba Mandela‚ has lashed out at Dr Vejay Ramlakan over his now-recalled book, Mandela’s Last Years‚ saying the former military doctor was a "loser" who was using Madiba’s name to make money. He also claimed the family was not consulted over the book as per statements by Ramlakan and the publisher‚ Penguin Random House. "The family was not consulted; that is a lie. He should mention who and when he did this consultation. I [only] heard from people that read the news about the book. I didn’t know anything about it until then. So my reaction was‚ ‘Oh there goes another person trying make money off my grandfather’. What a loser‚" Ndaba said in a WhatsApp conversation. His explosive comments come as Penguin Random House, on Monday, pulled the book off the shelves exactly a week after it first went on sale — and amid criticism from Nelson Mandela’s wife Graça Machel‚ executors of his estate, and the defence force over the contents of the book. A few copies of t...
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