Thursday, the family of Nelson Mandela announced his grandchildren will star in their own reality show, set to air in 2012.

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Swati Dlamini, granddaughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, told reporters:

“The show will be about our lives as young, black women … We’re not wearing ‘I’m a Mandela’ T-shirts.”

Her cousin Dorothy Adjoa Amuah, who is the granddaughter of the late Evelyn Mandela, added:

“We are exposing Africa for what it is … with a new middle class of intellectuals … contributing to the economy.”

Dlamini and her older sister Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway, along with Amuah, said they hope the show will portray their lives as mothers and business women. Amuah added:

“We’re definitely not the African Kardashians.”

The show will feature the three women, who all currently live in South Africa, and their cousins.

[image: THR]