A legacy like Nelson Mandela's | Zelda la Grange | TEDxFlanders

Zelda la Grange was born in apartheid South Africa. She joined President Nelson Mandela’s office in October 1994 after completing her studies. She was hand-picked in 1999 by President Mandela from his personal staff to remain in his services beyond retirement and served in various capacities over 19 years. She has received a number of awards from various organisations for her dedication and service to the late Nelson Mandela, most notably named a Frederik van Zyl Slabbert fellow as well as a Paul Harris fellow, the highest honour bestowed on individuals by Rotary International.
She works for several charitable organisations and continues to contribute to social cohesion. She currently serves as the Patron for the First for Women Foundation, non-executive Director for the non profit organisation Healing Hands and annually acts as a coordinator of Bikers for Mandela Day through which she pays tribute and disseminates the lessons learnt from her former boss in a charitable way. She has been speaking internationally since 2010 and continues to inspire people through sharing her life experiences. In 2014, she published her memoirs in the international best seller Good Morning, Mr Mandela. Zelda is a weekly co-host on a National TV talk show in South Africa and is currently co-producing a documentary on the people and places that shaped Nelson Mandela. Born in apartheid South Africa, Zelda la Grange served President Nelson Mandela for 19 years. She has received many awards from various charitable organisations for her dedication and service to the late Nelson Mandela and continues to work for them, including serving as the Patron for the First for Women Foundation and non-executive Director for the non profit organisation Healing Hands. Zelda has been speaking internationally since 2010 and continues to inspire people through sharing her life experiences. In 2014, she published her memoirs in the international best seller Good Morning, Mr Mandela. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@homonaledi640]

Great speech Zelda.

[@alexandru_miklosmiklos5479]

Why did you take down the video "Nelson Mandelas timeless legacy", from TedxPorto?

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"TedxFlanders" lol
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[@neyb4412]

Am I the only one who feels that she blames her environment for thinking of Nelson Mandela as a bad person? Maybe she should just take responsibility for believing everything that was told or shown to her. Also, she preaches about popularity on social media, but does she not rely on that same popularity to make money? She requires an audience to hear her story. I get what she is saying, it is an incredible story however she is generalizing way too much. But she talks about seeking common humanity, but what about seeking out ACCEPTANCE? I just do not agree with almost everything she said in this video. It took her one single handshake and him to speak Afrikaans for her to reach that level of self-actualization.

[@christelletaljard4266]

Umm no? She was very young at this time shes referring to. The level of indoctrination was really extreme. She literally served Mr Mandela so loyally and productively for the remainder of his life that she was personally devastated when he passed. We dont need to whitewash Zelda. She was Madibas rock. Why would you even want to look out for negatives? Thats not our Tatas way