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Mandla Mandela: 'We will not rest until we see a free Palestine'
12 May 2021 11:27 BST
A demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians took place this morning in South Africa's Cape Town, during which late President Nelson Mandela's grandson, Zwelivelile "Mandla" Mandela, spoke up about the parallels between the Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation, and the fight against the apartheid system in South Africa.
"To continuously witness children in Palestine being shot in the back, being put in prison, it really pains our hearts as fathers, as parents, and as citizens of South Africa that have witnessed such brutalities in our past," he told African News Agency.
"We will not rest until we see a free Palestine in our lifetime."