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latest news & developmentsTo reckon with Winnie’s ghost
This is not comfortable reading, says Sisonke Msimang
Winnie’s death a chance for us to introspect
Judging her by long-held patriarchal standards only exposes our society’s misogynistic gaze
No love lost: What Winnie hate says about us
The impulse to disparage the revolutionary exposes our own racism and sexism
How do we write about Winnie’s life sympathetically?
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy should not be reduced to the uncomplicated heroism that exemplifies today’s personality politics
Stompie burnt into Winnie legacy
No testimony provided in the court and TRC hearings nailed her to the murders she was accused of