ANC and others pay tribute to Madikizela-Mandela and her contribution to freedom
ANC chair Gwede Mantashe says Winnie Madikizela-Mandela cannot be reduced to only being a female leader."She is an overall leader. She led men and women," Mantashe told journalists after visiting her home in Orlando West, Soweto.Deputy president David Mabuza and ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile were among those who paid their condolences to the family. Mabuza said Madikizela-Mandela’s life should be celebrated as she engendered courage, inspiration and hope. The party’s national executive committee (NEC) would be congregating at the house on Thursday, he said.Bishop Zipho Siwa of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) said Madikizela-Mandela left a legacy of courage and commitment, and he hoped many more young women would learn from her courage. Siwa was a part of an SACC delegation that included eminent religious leaders, such as SACC general secretary Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana, Rev Frank Chikane and Pastor Ray McCauley from the Rhema Church.Narend Singh, chief whip of the ...
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