Mandela's grandson arrested for alleged rape in South Africa

Johannesburg, Aug 18: A man identified as one of Nelson Mandela's grandsons has been arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl, South African police said today.

Mbuso Mandela, 24, is in police custody and will appear in a Johannesburg magistrates court on Friday for a bail hearing, said police spokeswoman Brig. Mashadi Selepe.

He appeared briefly in court Monday when he was charged with rape. The rape allegedly took place at a restaurant in Greenside, a Johannesburg suburb, on August 7, Selepe said. The matter was reported to police a week later and Mandela was arrested last Saturday, she said. Mbuso Mandela is one of late statesman Nelson Mandela's 17 grandchildren. Mandela died in 2013 at the age of 95.

PTI