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| Mandela's relative dies in crash | Mandela's relative dies in crash |
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| Winnie Mandela was reportedly in the car at the time of the crash | |
| Nelson Mandela's great-granddaughter has been killed in a car crash after a concert on the eve of the World Cup. | |
| Zenani Mandela, 13, died when travelling home after the concert in Soweto, the Nelson Mandela Foundation said. No-one else was hurt. | |
| Zenani was one of Mr Mandela's nine great-grandchildren. | Zenani was one of Mr Mandela's nine great-grandchildren. |
| The incident came just hours before the former South African president was due to attend the opening of the World Cup in Johannesburg. | The incident came just hours before the former South African president was due to attend the opening of the World Cup in Johannesburg. |
| A police spokesman said Zenani had been travelling with Nelson Mandela's former wife, Winnie Madikizela. | |
| "The family has asked for privacy as they mourn this tragedy," the Foundation said in a statement. | "The family has asked for privacy as they mourn this tragedy," the Foundation said in a statement. |
| Zenani had reportedly celebrated her 13th birthday on 9 June. | |
| Heavy traffic | |
| Thursday's World Cup concert had drawn tens of thousands to Soweto, and traffic in the area had been busy into the early hours of Friday. | |
| The event featured a cast of international stars - including Colombian singer Shakira, the Black Eyed Peas and Alicia Keys, as well as African stars Amadou & Mariam and Hugh Masekela. | |
| Anti-apartheid icon Mr Mandela, 91, had campaigned for the World Cup to come to South Africa. | |
| Some 350,000 people are expected to visit South Africa for the competition, which is being held in Africa for the first time. |