Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of leader Nelson Mandela, appeals five-year prison term for stealing $150,000 through bank-fraud scheme involving loans to fictitious employees of African ...

Winnie had finally come out on top. Once Mandela was dead, Steinberg claims, the idea that his ‘confusion lay in his separation from Winnie ... began to take hold’. She died in 2018, with little or ...

His new wife Winnie, also clad in traditional Xhosa attire, cheered him on from the public gallery. He knew exactly what he was doing. As Mandela wrote: “It was to assert myself.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was a strong woman. Image: Gideon Mendel and William Campbell. Source: Getty Images Mam’ Winnie’s afro is incredibly iconic One of the most well-known images of Mam' Winnie ...

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela never had a day when she remotely resembled her problems even when times were tough. Known for her fashion flair, she always communicated her revolutionary messages through ...

I will leave it to the reader to imagine Madikizela-Mandela leading a struggle song, spectacularly dressed in her African attire. These songs will continue to remind us of the role played by people ...

Mandela was inaugurated as president on 10 May 1994 in a government of national unity with his predecessor as president, FW de Klerk, as his first deputy and Thabo Mbeki as his second.

Writings on South African liberation struggle icon Winnie Mandela almost all fall into one of two categories – either hagiography or demonology. These two books - Truth, Lies and Alibis.

Jessica Mbangeni is the custodian of the African heritage, the daughter of the amaXhosa tribe and the pride of Africa. I was born Xhosa living among amaXhosa tribe. My upbringing was privileged by the ...

Mandela said: ‘At least I made Washington wear what I wear.’” Madiba was a regular at Surtee’s father’s store, Grays, in central Joburg, in the ’50s.