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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe agency argued that the items were protected under the National Heritage Resources Act, a law designed to identify and manage places and objects of cultural significance. The issue was whether the items, as owned by Ms. Mandela and Mr. Brand, would be subject to the law. The Supreme Court of Appeal, with four of the five judges concurring, ruled that the state had failed to prove the items were protected under the heritage act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms. Mandela said she was relieved by the court\u2019s decision but was \u201cconfounded by the motivation for launching this marathon legal battle in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is arrogant of an entity such as SAHRA to presume to know my father\u2019s last wishes better than those who were beside him at the end, his family,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The proceeds from the auction are intended to finance a memorial garden where Mr. Mandela is buried, she said. The garden will be a \u201cpilgrimage destination\u201d to remind the world of her father\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Mandela dedicated most of his life to emancipating South Africa from white minority rule. He\u00a0died\u00a0in 2013 at 95, 23 years after his release from prison and 19 years after he was elected South Africa\u2019s first president. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A South African court on Friday dismissed an appeal by the country\u2019s heritage body to prevent the sale and export of memorabilia belonging to the anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela. The items are in the hands of Mr. Mandela\u2019s eldest daughter, Makaziwe Mandela, and Christo Brand, a warden who worked at Robben Island while he was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,212],"tags":[7,30,213],"class_list":{"0":"post-40922","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-history","9":"tag-apie-project","10":"tag-culture","11":"tag-history"},"yoast_head":"\n