Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

April 14, 2018

Africa

South Africa bids farewell to anti-apartheid icon Winnie Mandela

Tens of thousands of people sang, cheered and cried as the flag-draped casket of anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was escorted from her official funeral on Saturday, after supporters defended her complex legacy with poetry and anger.

© Wikus De Wet, AFP | Members of the South African military carry the coffin of anti-Apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela Mandela during her funeral in Johannesburg, on April 14, 2018

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