DStv Channel 403 Tuesday, 05 November 2024

Discussion | Planned sale 'insult to Madiba's legacy'

JOHANNESBURG - Our history should never be for sale.

That's how the Freedom Park Heritage Site has responded to the Madiba auction.

Items belonging to former President Nelson Mandela could go under the hammer next month.

READ: Mandela family divided over sale of personal items

His daughter Makaziwe wants to sell the objects in order to build a memorial garden in the Eastern Cape.

But Freedom Park says this is a an insult to Madiba's legacy.

It's appealing to those behind the auction to reconsider.

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