Why South Africans Think Mandela Died in Prison

Over the past two months, I've been creating politically intense videos. This week, I decided to switch things up and do something light-hearted. Since it's Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela's birthday tomorrow, I thought it would be fun to explore a quirky conspiracy theory that some South Africans believe: that he died in prison.

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Readings:
• Did the 'real' Nelson Mandela really die in 1985? Embracing the Global Media and Information Literacy week
• Who is Gibson Makanda? Age, Pictures, History, Conspiracy, Occupation
• Mandela’s mole moved? No, photo flipped
• Political Struggle Is the Answer — Not Conspiracy Theories

[ruhanhuman]

It was never the apartheid government but the freemasons.

[nastrothefitnessguru]

Whenever they label something "Conspiracy Theory" theres something that they dont want you to know.

[SboDuma]

Mandela died in prison. He didn't serve 27 years there. He served 18 years and was taken away from Robben Island. That's where the "Asimbonanga" song started. For 9 years, his fellow comrades did not know where he was. It was Robert Sobukwe who spent 27 years.

[sekoaib]

This is the first time I’ve heard this even as a South African

[KayDeeDuiker]

I believe the only mistake was forgiving people who never asked for forgiveness really. Furthermore. Ownership of resources minerals and agricultural land never addressed on how people acquired that "private land" an average native south african dies not even own a quarter of a acre. Just saying. Poverty gives back to either oppressors or revolutionaries.

[SIMSimataaTS-bczc]

True Mandela died, 1984, Winnie realized she was with a wrong men as husband we all know what she went through.

[peterplaatjies]

As a child of that time.. my unanswered question was.. why would a man who was in jail for 27 years not marry the woman who waited and fought for him? Ai!!😢

[adamski_]

Calling Madiba "Nelly" is mad 😂

[SpurDrive]

I've personally spoken to the daughter of Mandela, whom he had hidden because she was conceived outside his courtship with Winnie. She is still unknown to the wider public and she confirms that whatever they buried in December 2013 wasn't her father.

[sakhilemashego]

Winnie also knew hence she always said he came out a different man n they painted her as unfaithful to discredit her story b4 she she spoke.

[stellastar]

My granny died last yr at 98yrs old Nd she used to say thats not the Mandela she knew..

[ThembaKubheka-kusv]

Mr. Jeff Masemola is the only person that knew the whole story, hence he was killed in a car accident .#Research that name

[lavhelesaniephraim]

There is a sense of truth to this theory, considering the fact that most South African people's retirement destinations are their homeland why would this one die in the city?

[mabaker]

Imagine the violence that would ensue if the people knew that Mandela died in captivity....

[thembinkosidube]

The truth will set South Africa free,
God bless
Thank you 💕...

[gasisa]

Nelson Mandela wouldn't not have agreed to sell out his ppl it was Gibson Makhanda all along.

[GrumpyTinashe]

I don't know if the rumour is true or not

But I'm a 50 year old and am a history scholar and long before this theory started I always used to say if you look at Mandela in years before his Rivonia Trial his facial features and voice and speech style are indeed different. He had a rounder face

Something just seems a bit off about the whole thing

[lindaniqwabe-mkbl]

All those people who fought for freedom they know everything about this including zuma, when Zuma said ", i will speak", if i can speak this country will burn ", but then up until now he never speak because it's dangerous secret, once a rumours you must know that 90% its true, in Zulu language we're saying ", ayinuki ingosiwe",

[inqabayezilimi-cbei]

The first person to have spilled the beans had Nelson Mandela been not the REAL ONE would have been Winnie Mandela. Winnie was a no nonsense lady and would never have kept quiet. If the Mandela we know was an imposter from Zimbabwe or Mozambique how was it possible for him to fool all real Nelson Mandela's contemporaries who were with him in prison and real Nelson Mandela's lawyers? The story of Mandela who died and that of an imposter is BLUE LIES.
K. E. Hlongwane Emmanuel Keih

[Kingmakas]

I believe this theory too, most decisions and perfection makes one question him.