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 MVEZO, South Africa (AP) - The grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela on Monday reclaimed a traditional leadership post that Mandela had renounced decades ago to become a lawyer and dedicate his life to fighting apartheid.
Mandla Mandela, 32, was draped in a lion skin, the symbol of royalty, and officially installed as head of the Mvezo Traditional Council by the king of the AbaThembu, Zwelibanzi Dalindyebo, one of six kings of the Xhosa people.
"That my grandson has taken the chieftaincy I was supposed to have, that he is to rule here at Mvezo will make me sleep forever a happy man in my grave," a beaming Mandela said in Xhosa during the ceremony. "I love him so much. He is very humble man and proud of his traditions."
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