Daily Sun (April 19) - VIEWERS have given the thumbs down to the latest bid to cash in on the Madiba name! The "reality" TV show called Being Mandela, starring granddaughters Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway and Swati Dlamini, went on air on DStv on Wednesday night. BUT THE SISTERS WERE ACCUSED OF DEGRADING MADIBA'S NAME WITH BAD LANGUAGE AND CRUDE BEHAVIOUR! The 30-minute programme was produced by America's Fox channel after local TV stations declined the show.

The sisters are the daughters of Mandela's daughter Zenani and granddaughters of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Madiba. They were born in Mzansi but spent most of their childhood in America. Viewers yesterday took to the social networks to lambast the show. Some expressed fury, disgust and disapproval and called for the show to be discontinued. See the Daily Sun mobi site for more...

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