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Nelson Mandela's Family To Be Honored At 29th Annual Odyssey Ball

STUDIO CITY (KCAL9) — Granddaughters of Nelson Mandela, Princess Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway and Princess Zamaswazi Dlamini, and Dr. Anton Bilchik, Professor of Surgery and Chief of Medicine at John Wayne Cancer Institute at Providence Saint John's Health Center, stopped by KCAL9 Thursday to discuss the 29th annual Odyssey Ball in Beverly Hills.

The Nelson Mandela Family will be honored with the "True Grit" Humanitarian Award, and Bilchik will receive "The Duke" Special Service Award at the event on April 5 in Beverly Hills.

Mandela's granddaughters, who also have a clothing line, will accept the award on behalf of the Mandela family.

For more information about the Mandela House, click here, and for details about the Nelson Mandela Foundation, click here.

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