Tag Archives: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Bodies exhumed in killings tied to Mandela ex-wife

March 12, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

JOHANNESBURG — Forensic scientists on Tuesday exhumed two bodies believed to belong to young activists last seen 24 years ago at the home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as police said they have opened a new murder investigation. The case reopens a … read more »

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Julius Malema is here to stay, unfortunately for Jacob Zuma

September 21, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Fiona Forde,guardian.co.uk Malema’s common touch with the Lonmin miners showed he’s a survivor and an opportunist with no need for the ANC any more South African rebel Julius Malema was robbed of a platform this week when thousands of Lonmin … read more »

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More ANC leading figures embroiled in gold mines asset stripping scandal

September 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Eric Graham The words of Karl Marx have particular resonance when considering South Africa’s Aurora scandal: “The same prostitution, the same shameless cheating, the same mania to get rich was repeated in every sphere, from the court to the … read more »

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S.Africa: Winnie won’t be drawn on ‘garbage’

July 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

“I do not respond to megalomaniac garbage.” This was the angry response by ANC stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as she avoided a public spat with Deputy Minister of Communications Stella Tembisa Ndabeni. Madikizela-Mandela spoke to The Star after visiting award-winning veteran … read more »

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S.Africa: Deputy minister slaps Winnie on Facebook: report

July 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was not a saint and was wrong to criticise President Jacob Zuma’s polygamous lifestyle, said deputy communications minister Stella Ndabeni, according to a report on Monday. Ndabeni took to social media and slated Madikizela-Mandela’s latest criticism of Zuma’s … read more »

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S.Africa: Family backs Winnie’s criticism of ANC

July 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Johannesburg – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela had the full support of her family regarding her criticism of the ANC, The Times newspaper reported on Thursday. Madikizela-Mandela’s granddaughter Swati Dlamini, also the daughter of Princess Zezani Mandela-Dlamini, said she understood why her grandmother … read more »

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The end of Malema

February 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Xolani Mbanjwa, Carien du Plessis and Charl du Plessis, City Press Johannesburg – Not long ago he was the golden boy of Polokwane. On Saturday, ANC Youth League supporters urinated on a Julius Malema T-shirt and set it alight. This … read more »

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Winnie blames Zuma for Malema charges

October 27, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela blames President Jacob Zuma for the disciplinary charges against ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema, according to a newspaper report on Thursday. Madikizela-Mandela said on Wednesday the decision to charge Malema was Zuma’s, and not from … read more »

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Winnie wraps up testimony for Malema

October 26, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – ANC stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela finished testifying in ANC youth league leader Julius Malema’s disciplinary hearing on Wednesday afternoon. The former first lady was the final witness to testify in Malema’s favour, said ANC national executive committee (NEC) member … read more »

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Winnie wraps up testimony for Malema

October 26, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – ANC stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela finished testifying in ANC youth league leader Julius Malema’s disciplinary hearing on Wednesday afternoon. The former first lady was the final witness to testify in Malema’s favour, said ANC national executive committee (NEC) member … read more »

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Final witnesses in Malema hearing

October 26, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – Julius Malema’s disciplinary hearing will resume on Wednesday morning, where final witnesses are expected to testify in its sixth sitting. ANC spokesperson Keith Khoza said on Tuesday the youth league leader’s hearing was expected to start at 09:00 … read more »

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Leaders not indispensable, Malema warns

October 19, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – Leaders are not indispensable and could be removed at the wish of those who elected them, ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema said on Tuesday. He told students at the Walter Sisulu University in the Eastern Cape that … read more »

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Malema times: Another week, another freshly-picked bunch of enemies

October 3, 2011 by benim

Julius Malema. Yes, him. It’s difficult to think of someone who has made as many enemies as he has in such a short time. Okay, maybe Jimmy Manyi. Or perhaps, going back a bit, Butana Khompela. But when it comes … read more »

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Hearing for S.Africa’s Malema postponed to October

September 18, 2011 by benim

A disciplinary hearing that could decide the political fate of South African firebrand Julius Malema has been postponed until October, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) said. Malema, leader of the ANC’s youth wing and named this week by Forbes … read more »

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Winnie Mandela admitted to hospital

September 14, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – ANC stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was admitted to the Life Brenthurst Clinic in the south of Johannesburg, the hospital said on Tuesday. “She has been admitted to our facility and she is doing fine. No further comments,” hospital spokesperson … read more »

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Where apartheid statues go to die

June 20, 2011 by benim

‘What are they going to do with the head?” I wondered as the noose on the strap tightened around the prime minister’s stiff neck. The image on the television showed a bronze bust of Hendrik Verwoerd being hoisted off a … read more »

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South Africa: Malema wraps up with ‘if’, ‘but’

April 21, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema ended the first leg of his hate speech trial by saying that if one farmer or farmworker was not killed through not singing lyrics that translate as “shoot the boer”, it would … read more »

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S. Africa: Supporters chant Malema’s name

April 14, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – A busload of supporters of ANC Youth League president Julius Malema sang and chanted his name on Thursday outside the South Gauteng High Court, where Malema faces a hate speech charge. “My president, my president, leave my president … read more »

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South Africa: Unfazed, Malema sings ‘kiss the boer’

April 13, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema assured supporters outside the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday he would win the hate speech case against him. “We are going to win, because we are children of winners,” … read more »

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S. Africa Crime Intelligence boss warned Zuma about Mbeki

April 12, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli in a letter to President Jacob Zuma said former president Thabo Mbeki’s camp was trying to take over police intelligence ahead of the 2012 ANC conference. “These were the very same members that … read more »

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Winnie highway clash – cops suspended

February 15, 2011 by benim

Pretoria – Two policemen involved in an altercation with ANC veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and her bodyguards have been suspended, a police spokesperson said on Monday. Colonel Neville Malila said Warrant Officer Jannie Odendaal and Constable Abel Twala were suspended with … read more »

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South Africa: Winnie cop to lay charges

February 6, 2011 by benim

Trade union Solidarity says that a policeman involved in a highway confrontation with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela will lay charges against her and her bodyguards next week. Warrant officer Jannie Odendaal was on patrol with another officer in Johannesburg in December when … read more »

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South Africa voter registration kicks off

February 5, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – The first voter registration weekend kicked off on Saturday ahead of the 2011 local government elections. The Independent Electoral Commission was set to brief the media on the voter registration drive at Election House in Pretoria at 13:00. … read more »

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South Africa: Winnie leaves ‘in tears’

January 28, 2011 by benim

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was in tears after visiting Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg on Thursday where former president Nelson Mandela was being treated. She wiped her eyes and blew her nose as she left the hospital around 1.30pm. Madikizela-Mandela was with Mandela’s … read more »

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Mandela reportedly very ill as ANC condemns death rumor

January 16, 2011 by benim

People “without a soul” had spread rumours about the death of former president Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress said on Sunday. “The ANC strongly condemns individuals or groupings behind such a hoax, which is meant to create an atmosphere … read more »

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South Africa: Winnie was sworn at, says bodyguard

January 13, 2011 by benim

The crude exchange between ANC MP Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and a police officer has emerged for the first time. In a statement on Wednesday last night, her bodyguard Jacob Monare claims the police officer, identified as Jannie Odendaal, pointed a finger … read more »

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Winnie Mandela ‘abused traffic policeman after being pulled over’

January 12, 2011 by benim

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the ex-wife of former president Nelson, abused a South African traffic policeman when he pulled over her speeding car, before reporting him to his superiors and demanding an apology, it has been claimed. Winnie Mandela Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES Warrant … read more »

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Winnie Mandela threatens legal action over film

December 27, 2010 by benim

The film is likely to detail the fraud, kidnapping and murder controversies that have surrounded the anti-apartheid leader’s former wife. Mrs Madikizela-Mandela, as she has been known since her divorce from Mr Mandela in 1996, is one of South Africa’s … read more »

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Biography of Winnie Mandela

December 27, 2010 by benim

Biography of Winnie Mandela. The woman who is the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, and head of the ANC Women’s League in South Africa. This highly controversial lady is her own worst enemy. Winnie Mandela – those who love her call … read more »

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South Africa: Life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to be portrayed in opera

December 27, 2010 by benim

Story of South Africa’s ‘mother of the nation’ and Nelson Mandela’s former wife to open next year in Pretoria Carmen, Tosca and Madam Butterfly have all received the treatment. So has Jerry Springer. Why not, then, the tragic heroine of … read more »

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