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Former president Nelson Mandela's daughter, Makaziwe and her niece Ndi-leka held a sensitive meeting at the end of last month with officials from the public broadcaster and the presidency over broadcasting rights for Madiba's eventual funeral.
The Sunday Independent reports that the meeting was convened to discuss the coverage of Mandela’s funeral, of which the SABC is the official broadcaster.
However, the Mandelas demanded that CNN be given "preferential" access and status throughout.
One of the officials that attended the meeting slammed the conversation as "inappropriate", coming from family members about a funeral deal concerning one of their own.
According to the report, the CNN deal seems to be done and dusted.
