Katekani Chabalala standing next to a momentum of
South Africa’s first democratically elected president, Nelson
Mandela on Tuesday afternoon (November 30, 2014) during her
visit to the Mandela
House, 8115 Vilakazi Street in Orlando West Soweto, one of South Africa’s tourist attractions. The Nelson Mandela
Museum, usually referred to as Mandela House was donated to the Soweto Heritage Trust by Mandela on the 1st of September 1997, to be turned into a
museum. The legacy of the former
South African president and Nobel
Peace Prize laureate
lingers within the museum. As a tourist destination, hundreds of people from
all spheres of life visit each year to gain further insight of the history,
heritage, and legacy of the Mandela family.
The Mandela House was
built in 1945 by Johannesburg City and has historical significance. Mandela
together with his first wife Evelyn Mase and their first son Thembekile moved
in the house during the year 1946. From 1958 after his divorce with Mase
Mandela lived with his second wife Winifred Madikizela, commonly known as Winnie
Mandela. In 1990 after his release from Robben
Island where he was sentenced to life imprisonment, Mandela returned to
8115 for a short-lived 11 days. Mandela was the founder Trustee of the
controlling body, the Soweto Heritage Trust.
Photo by Lesego Masoga
Nelson Mandela's Legacy lingers within Mandela House.
watch video by Katekani Chabalala
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