Mandela's 13-year-old great-granddaughter killed after World Cup concert

Zenani Mandela (in green t-shirt) pictured here with Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela's World Cup overshadowed

by death of great-granddaughter in crash

JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela's 13-year-old great-granddaughter was killed in a car crash on the way home from a concert in Soweto on the eve of the World Cup, his office said Friday.

The Nelson Mandela Foundation said Zenani Mandela died in a one-car accident after attending the World Cup kickoff concert at the Orlando Stadium.
Johannesburg Metro police spokeswoman Edna Mamonyane said the driver of the car, a man, had been arrested and charged with drunken-driving. Mamonyane said the driver, who police would not name, could also face culpable homicide charges.