FRED KHUMALO | In his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom, Mandela relates how he was inspired by a near-tragic tale involving his favourite poet SEK Mqhayi to bestow upon his daughter this unusual name.
In his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom, Mandela relates how he was inspired by a near-tragic tale involving his favourite poet SEK Mqhayi to bestow upon his daughter this unusual name.
Enraged, the poet went to the hut where the mother and her newborn were resting, armed with an assegai, ready to stab both."But when he looked at the baby girl and saw that she was the image of himself, he stepped back, and said, 'u Zindzile,' which means, 'You are well established'. He named her Zindziswa, the feminine version of what he had said."
Hence the evocation of Mqhayi. And the name seemed to have been prophetic: Zindzi established herself in the hearts and minds of many South Africans, not only because she was Mandela's daughter, but also because she was a brave young woman who stood up to her mother's torturers on many occasions.
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