Winnie Madikizela Mandela
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Rewriting Winnie Madikizela-Mandela through the eyes of her grandchildren
Refusing neat conclusions, The Trials of Winnie Mandela invites viewers into an uncomfortable but necessary confrontation with history, legacy, and generational trauma
A stamp for Mama Winnie
Former aides reveal how she became the first South African to be honoured on a postage stamp while still alive, and how the 2017 tribute reached her in hospital before her death
The ANC’s heritage under siege
Others go as far as attempting to steal the very names and symbols that belong to the ANC and its fallen heroes
We must not give up on achieving Madiba’s dreams
Let the legacy of Nelson Mandela strengthen our national goal of good for all as the Global South finds its rightful place
Name changes: The long road to a national identity
The change of street and place names rouses the country’s attention unlike anything else and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon
Writing ourselves into existence: The story of black women
Every woman’s story, including those of ordinary people who fought silent battles, adds a thread to the rich tapestry of our history
Tale of two mothers: Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela remembered
The world tends to think of the hardened mother of the nation who always had her fist in the air, but she was so much more
You can’t ace politics using cheap populism, Magashule
Former Free State premier Ace Magashule used Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy to prop himself up but it was all public relations, with no substance
Ten years post-ANC, Julius Malema is in a ‘much better place’
The EFF president says he has grown — and matured — along with the country’s third-largest party
Lest we forget Tutu’s anger, and our own faces
The hardest part of reckoning is the reckoning and where the archbishop is resented it is not for the ways in which the TRC failed but those in which it succeeded and brought an…
Mkhwebane to forge ahead with blocking Mabuyane’s judicial review
The Eastern Cape premier has been granted a temporary reprieve from the public protector’s remedial action, but the fight is far from over
Khaya Koko: The looting isn’t over until the fat belly sings
A song about Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane preventing looting was way off the mark in a province riddled with corruption and theft
Eastern Cape premier Mabuyane lives large amid province’s poverty
Oscar Mabuyane and MEC Babalo Madikizela allegedly used a portion of state funds for struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s commemoration for their own benefit
Mkhwebane will not oppose Mabuyane’s application to interdict remedial action
In papers filed on Tuesday, Mkhwebane said that she would abide by the court’s decision in the matter.
Madikizela explains how monies were exchanged in Winnie Madikizela-Mandela memorial scandal
Eastern Cape’s head of public works Babalo Madikizela has hit back at Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, saying she had no authority to investigate him