Gugu Zulu postmortem likely to be in SA: Mandela Foundation

20 July 2016 - 17:59 By TMG Digital

Racing driver Gugu Zulu's post-mortem is likely to be conducted in South Africa‚ the Nelson Mandela Foundation said on Wednesday.Zulu died while taking part on the Trek4Mandela expedition on Mount Kilimanjaro on Monday.He complained of having flu-like symptoms on Saturday and posted on his Instagram account that he was "struggling with the mountain"."… there will be an autopsy conducted to determine the exact cause of death‚" said Neeran Naidoo from the Nelson Mandela Foundation."The Zulu family has indicated that this is likely to happen in South Africa but those details are not confirmed as yet."We are still working with officials to bring Gugu back to South Africa. An exact date cannot be confirmed at this time‚" Naidoo said.Other members of the expedition are expected to hold a press conference at O.R Tambo International Airport on their arrival...

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