Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Ayyanna Patrudu Visits Mandela Residence and South African Safari Park
Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu is the Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
He visited the former home of Nelson Mandela in Soweto, South Africa.
The home is now a museum.
Patrudu remembered Mandela’s fight against apartheid and his ideas about courage and justice.
He also visited a lion and safari park near Johannesburg.
He watched animals and spoke with park officials about how the park is managed.
Patrudu leads a committee that looks after wildlife and the environment.
What he learned may help improve zoos and wildlife tourism in Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu visited Nelson Mandela’s former residence in Soweto, South Africa.
The residence is now a museum dedicated to Mandela and his anti-apartheid struggle.
Patrudu visited the Lion and Safari Park near Johannesburg and undertook a safari.
He discussed facility management practices with park officials after observing animals in large enclosures.
The visit aimed to inform wildlife tourism and conservation improvements following inspections of zoos in Visakhapatnam and Tirupati.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu, accompanied by Legislature secretary-general Prasanna Kumar Suryadevara.
- What
- He visited Nelson Mandela’s former residence and the Lion and Safari Park, and discussed wildlife-facility management.
- When
- Saturday.
- Where
- Mandela’s residence in Soweto and the Lion and Safari Park near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Why
- To recall Mandela’s legacy and study safari-management practices that could inform wildlife tourism, conservation, and zoo-management improvements in Andhra Pradesh.
- Visitor
- Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu
- Position
- Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Mandela site
- Nelson Mandela’s former residence in Soweto, now a museum
- Safari site
- Lion and Safari Park near Johannesburg, South Africa
- Committee role
- Chairman of the Committee on Protection of Wildlife and Environment
- Related inspections
- Zoos in Visakhapatnam and Tirupati
- Accompanying official
- Prasanna Kumar Suryadevara, secretary-general to the Legislature