Mandela’s Grandson Battles Thembu King Over Chieftaincy

[Shola Sholaz]

Nelson Mandela's grandson on Monday denounced efforts to remove him as chief of the anti-apartheid icon's clan following a bitter family feud, as the former president started a second month in hospital.
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Mandla Mandela rejected attempts by Thembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo to strip him of his Madiba chieftaincy as the latest in a line of "delusional" statements from the monarch.
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The grandson of ailing former South African President Nelson Mandela, Mandla Mandela, talks to journalists during a press conference recently. AFP "He doesn't have the authority to do that," Mandla's spokesman Freddy Pilusa told AFP.
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Mandla, 39, earlier said processes to appoint and remove chiefs were lengthy. "King Dalindyebo has a habit of making delusional announcements," Mandla said in a statement.