WINNIE MANDELA: HEROINE OF SOUTH AFRICA Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the heroine of the anti-apartheid struggle, was born on this day 87 years ago, and she left her mark on revolutionaries around the world. To this day, she’s affectionately known as the mother of the South African nation. Rightfully so; after all, she sacrificed to liberate her people from racist white apartheid rule. We look at why Winnie Mandela is one of Africa’s greatest freedom fighters and why she is still celebrated so much

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies aged 81