There are some lessons to go round for comrades and activists who drop their convictions and take up the megaphone of oppression once they are invited to “eat at the table of the oppressors”
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Labour urges African leaders to immortalise Winnie Mandela
A trade union leader, Issa Aremu, has urged African leaders to immortalise the name of the late Winnie Madikizela Mandela, an anti-apartheid freedom fighter and former wife of Nelson Mandela who was laid to rest at the weekend in her township of Soweto. Aremu, while addressing the eighth African Regional Executive Committee in Dakar, […] …
Nigerian community pays tribute to Winnie Mandela
The Nigerian community in South Africa has paid tribute to Winnie Mandela, describing her as a role model and heroine, who fought for the liberation of her people. The tribute is contained in a condolence message to the Mandela family, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Port Harcourt. The […] …
Thousands of mourners gather in SA to bid anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Mandela farewell
Thousands of mourners gathered in South Africa’s Soweto township on Saturday to bid farewell to anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in a funeral ceremony that united the nation as people from various political divides celebrated her life.
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South Africa buries Winnie Mandela
South Africa lays to rest anti-apartheid icon and Nelson Mandela’s former wife Winnie Mandela with full state honours at a stadium funeral in Soweto on Saturday. Tens of thousands of mourners burst into loud cheers as the casket carrying her remains was wheeled into the stadium, less than two kilometres from her home. The casket […] …
South Africa lays to rest ‘Mama’ Winnie Mandela
Winnie Mandela strong, fearless woman — Guterres, Mohammed
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed have paid glowing tributes to late Winifred “Winnie” Madikizela-Mandela, describing her as a strong and fearless woman.
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South Africa bids emotional farewell to ‘Mama Winnie’ Mandela
[VIDEO] Thousands of South Africans gather for Winnie Mandela memorial
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Thousands of mourners gathered at a football stadium in Johannesburg’s Soweto township on Wednesday to bid farewell to late anti-apartheid activist, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Madikizela-Mandela – a stalwart of South Africa’s liberation struggle and the ex-wife of its first democratic president, Nelson Mandela – died on April 2, aged 81. A state funeral is planned for […] …
Winnie Mandela: Death of a repentant warrior
Minabere Ibelema It is almost exactly eight years ago that the headline of this column was, “Winnie Mandela and the burden of political terror.” I wrote the column after hearing her speak at the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a part of events commemorating the 45th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery March. It was one […] …