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Nelson Mandela`s look alike 37 year old Ayanda Mbatyothi on Sunday vowed to continue with Mandela`s legacy.

Mbatyothi is a spitting image of Mandela and comes from an impoverished township in the eastern part of South Africa also sounds like him and makes his living impersonating Mandela.

The impersonator also comes from Qunu where Mandela comes from.

“Madiba never forgot about the people. I will try and carry forward the very same idea,” he said.

Mbatyothi had the opportunity of meeting Mandela at a political rally some time in the 90s.

“Mandela turned to me and said: ‘My God,’ and started laughing,” he recalled.

A recital of Mandela’s famous “I am prepared to die” speech, made in April 1964 from the dock during his treason trial, returns one to the courtroom.


Mbatyothi often has people stopping to stare at him in the streets due to his resemblance of Mandela.
At one time Mbatyothi took part in a South African movie on Mandela`s African National Congress (ANC)

“Where Madiba used to have a Christmas party for young children every year, I decided to turn it around and be a young Mandela for the elderly, doing a Christmas party for them,” he said with a laugh.

“I’m thinking, after Mandela is gone… we don’t know where this country is going to be,” he said.

“But I will always try to dedicate my life to try and be more like him,” Mbatyothi said, cracking a broad smile so reminiscent of South Africa’s first black president.

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