To understand Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s politicisation, one must go back to her makhulu
The parallel destinies of an artist and her muse are telling of the fate of women in struggle
The impulse to disparage the revolutionary exposes our own racism and sexism
A feast to paint Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as a black nationalist loony and a woman of loose morals kicked into gear even before her body was cold
"Her holding my hands and talking about the work I do like that was so, so powerful".
In the wake of the struggle icon’s death Zaza Hlalethwa takes to the streets to recover uMam’Winnie’s legacy
Winnie Mandela threw in her lot with patriarchy but, when measured against its benchmarks of a ‘good woman’, she was found to be flawed.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy should not be reduced to the uncomplicated heroism that exemplifies today’s personality politics