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Anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies

South African anti-apartheid activist and former wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died aged 81. Once hailed as the mother of the 'new' South Africa, Ms Madikizela-Mandela's reputation was later tarnished legally and politically.

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Published 3 April 2018 6:17pm

Updated 12 August 2022 3:48pm

By Nicki Karakatsanis, Argyro Vourdoumpa, Rosemary Bolger

Source: SBS News

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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's supporters gathered at dusk outside her home in Soweto, singing and dancing in her honour.

It was an outpouring of emotion and affection for the woman they affectionately call Mama Winnie.