Auction of Mandela’s possessions blocked as South Africa fights to preserve ‘heritage’

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The planned auction of dozens of artefacts belonging to Nelson Mandela has been suspended pending a court application to completely halt it, the body that protects South Africa’s cultural heritage said Tuesday. The online auction had been scheduled by New York-based Guernsey’s auction house on February 24, in conjunction with Dr Makaziwe Mandela, the eldest daughter of…

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