zindziswa mandela (23 december 1960 – 13 july 2020), also known as zindzi mandela-hlongwane, was a south african politician. she was an ambassador to denmark from 2015 until her death. she also worked under the administration of jacob zuma and cyril ramaphosa. she was the daughter of anti-apartheid activists nelson mandela and winnie mandela. she was born in soweto.