RESPONSE TO LEGAL ACTION THREAT AGAINST PRHSA & VEJAY RAMLAKAN
Penguin Random House South Africa (PRHSA) accepted Mandela’s Last Years for publication after the author Vejay Ramlakan advised PRHSA that he had received permission from Mr Mandela’s family to publish the book. Their representative was provided with a proof of the book.
This statement is in response to Graca Machel’s threat to sue the publisher and Ramlakan as reported in the media today.
Mandela’s Last Years sets the record straight about the final years of his life. Written by the head of his medical team, the military doctor who witnessed first-hand what the former president was experiencing, it documents the complex medical challenges, the interactions between family members and staff, the constant scrutiny from the press, and the actions and responses of Mandela himself.
Written with respect and with the support of family members, this book completes the story of Nelson Mandela. It reveals a man who showed immense courage, not only when he fought for the freedom of millions of people, but until the very end of his own life.