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Mandela's favourite dish, samp and tripe on the menu for his 94th birthday
18 Jul 2012 at 02:15hrs | Views
A South African newspaper 'the Sowetan' on Wednesday reported that #000000">Former president Nelson Mandela's favourite dish, samp and tripe, is on the menu for his 94th birthday.
#000000">"We will probably have food like samp and tripe, his favourite food," Mandela's granddaughter Ndileka Mandela told the publication.
#000000">"The big lunch will be at 16:00 where we will present him with a cake."
#000000">The family would wish him a happy birthday in the morning before leaving to do community work.
#000000">"Our 67 minutes is a way of giving back to him and that is our birthday gift to him."
#000000">His ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and her children, Zenani and Zindzi, will do their 67 minutes at the Lusikisiki home of former ANC leader Oliver Tambo.
#000000">"We will probably have food like samp and tripe, his favourite food," Mandela's granddaughter Ndileka Mandela told the publication.
#000000">"The big lunch will be at 16:00 where we will present him with a cake."
#000000">"Our 67 minutes is a way of giving back to him and that is our birthday gift to him."
#000000">His ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and her children, Zenani and Zindzi, will do their 67 minutes at the Lusikisiki home of former ANC leader Oliver Tambo.
Source - Sowetan
