/ 26 March 1999

WINNIE’S NOTE ‘GENUINE’

A LEADING forensic scientist has verified that a note claiming Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has “information which could be the end of the ANC” is indeed her handwriting, Democratic Party leader Tony Leon said on Thursday. Leon and the DP challenged Madikizela-Mandela to come forward with the information and also challenged Deputy President Thabo Mbeki to “clear his conscience” before the close of Parliament. If Madikizela-Mandela’s evidence was so serious, Leon said, the ANC had an obligation in the national interest to “tell the truth and reconcile the nation”.

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