Nelson Mandela’s eldest grandson and current member of
parliament, Mandla Mandela, was convicted of assault by a
regional court on Tuesday. Local media reported that this
followed an alleged road-rage incident in 2013. Mandela, who
is also a traditional chief in the Eastern Cape village of Mvezo
where his famous grandfather was born, will face sentencing
at a date yet to be announced.
Prosecutors had charged Mandla Mandela with assault and
brandishing a gun at another man. Local media said at the
time the younger Mandela was reported to have drawn a gun
on a 44 year-old teacher whose vehicle had collided with one
driven by a guest of Mandla Mandela’s.
The teacher later had to undergo emergency surgery to
remove a blood clot from his brain, local media said. Mandela
made headlines earlier in 2013 when a judge ordered him to
return the remains of three of Nelson Mandela’s children –
including those of his father – from a memorial centre. The
centre is dedicated to his grandfather. He had been sued by
more than a dozen of Mandela’s relatives who wanted the
remains returned.