Winnie Mandela, ‘Mother’ Then ‘Mugger’ of New South Africa, Dies at 81
FILE PHOTO: Winnie Madikizela Mandela, ex-wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela, gestures to supporters at the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa Dec. 16, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
JOHANNESBURG—Hailed as mother of the ‘new’ South Africa, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy as an anti-apartheid heroine was undone when she was revealed to be a ruthless ideologue prepared to sacrifice laws and lives in pursuit of revolution and redress.
