/ 31 December 1999

WINNIE GETS BRAVERY AWARD

WINNIE Madikizela-Mandela has received a bravery award at a private ceremony in East London on Thursday. Madikizela-Mandela was awarded the Hintsa Bravery Award by Xhosa King Xolilizwe Sigcawu for the role she played in the fight against apartheid. Sigcawu described her as one of the ANC leaders who kept the fire burning inside the country while all political leaders were in jail and some in exile.