US EditionNelson Mandela's personal items can be sold after daughter wins South Africa court battle
The court ruled the items are not protected heritage objects and allowed their sale to fund a memorial garden, overturning a heritage agency's export ban.
- The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed SAHRA's appeal, clearing the way for the sale and export of about 70 items belonging to Makaziwe Mandela and Christo Brand to the United States for auction.
- SAHRA argued the objects were protected under the National Heritage Resources Act after learning from a Daily Mail report in late 2021, then urged Guernsey, US auction house, to suspend the sale.
- The catalogue lists personal items including a Robben Island cell key, Aviator sunglasses, one of Nelson Mandela's signature floral shirts, a signed 1996 South African Constitution, a tennis racquet used on Robben Island, and gifts from world leaders including Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.
- Makaziwe Mandela said she planned to use proceeds to fund a memorial garden at Nelson Mandela's grave in Qunu, Mthatha, Eastern Cape, and criticized SAHRA for assuming it knew `my father's last wishes better than those who were beside him at the end.`
- Judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal found SAHRA's legal reading too expansive and said it failed to justify the items as protected heritage, while officials have not yet commented on possible further legal steps.
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Mandela's Daughter Can Sell Key to His Cell, Tennis Racquet
A long-running tug-of-war over Nelson Mandela memorabilia has tipped in favor of his family. South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal rejected an attempt by the country's heritage authority to block the sale and export of about 70 Mandela-linked items, clearing the way for them to be auctioned abroad. The BBC...
Nelson Mandela Memorabilia Can Go to Auction, Court Says
A South African court on Friday dismissed an appeal by the country’s heritage body to prevent the sale and export of memorabilia belonging to the anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela. The items are in the hands of Mr. Mandela’s eldest daughter, Makaziwe Mandela, and Christo Brand, a warden who worked at Robben Island while he was incarcerated there. The collection includes a Mandela coin from the U.S. Mint and gifts from former U.S. presidents, …
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Mandela's prison key, sunglasses and shirt can be sold after daughter wins court battle
A South African court has dismissed an appeal by the country’s heritage body to stop the sale and export of various artefacts connected to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela.The 70 personal items include a cell key from Robben Island, where Mandela was imprisoned for 18 of the 27 years he was locked up, a pair of Aviator sunglasses and one of his signature floral shirts. They were due to be exported to the US for auction.The objects belong to hi…
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