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Makgatho Mandela

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Makgatho Mandela

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Mandela publicly names AIDS as the cause of his son Makgatho’s death

đź“… 6 January 2005

At a press conference after Makgatho’s death, Mandela said his son had died of AIDS-related illness and urged families not to hide the disease. The disclosure challenged stigma in a country where...