Nelson Mandela’s ID will cost you a mere R1.4 million
It will cost you R1.4 million to buy Nelson Mandela’s ID, his personal and only identification book. Here is the latest.
Yes, you read correctly, it will cost you R1.4 million to buy Nelson Mandela’s ID, his personal and only identification book.
IT WILL COST YOU R1.4 MILLION TO BUY NELSON MANDELA’S ID
Nearly 100 items linked to former statesman Mandela are set to be auctioned on Monday to provide funds for a memorial garden in the Eastern Cape.
According to the auction catalogue, the document is Mandela’s “first and only legitimate identification book in post-apartheid South Africa”. He received a smart ID card in 2015.
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SOUTH AFRICANS ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT HIS DAUGHTER’S DECISION
South Africa is not happy about this.
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After a two-year legal battle, Nelson Mandela’s eldest daughter, Makaziwe Mandela, plans to auction off the former president’s personal belongings next month.
The South African government had attempted to stop the sale, claiming the items were pieces of national heritage.
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MANDELA’S DAUGHTER PLANS TO AUCTION ALL HIS PERSONAL BELONGINGS
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria overturned an interdict sought by the SA Heritage Resource Agency (SAHRA) against Makaziwe and his former prison warder Christo Brand.
The two reportedly planned to sell items through an international auction house, including Mandela’s prison key.
In court papers, the SAHRA said it learned of the planned sale of the items in December 2021 through a report in the British newspaper The Daily Mail.
THERE ARE OVER 70 ITEMS OF MANDELA UP FOR GRABS
At the time, it was reported that the key to Mandela’s former prison cell would be auctioned for more than £1 million (R24 million).
There are over 70 items up for grabs, with starting prices exceeding millions of rands.
NELSON MANDELA’S ID BOOK WILL ALSO BE AUCTIONED
These include his “personal and only identification book, a number of his vibrant “Madiba” t-shirts, his hearing aids, and his bible.