Deputy president gives moving tribute to Madikizela-Mandela at Soweto memorial
ANC stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela fought a good fight, deputy president David Mabuza said on Wednesday. “Leading the despised masses from the front, you [ground] and crushed the tyranny of racial oppression,” he said. "Your courage in the face of death, imprisonment and banishment opened our eyes and inspired generations of freedom fighters. You are an embodiment of our struggle, a torch-bearer of our liberation.” Madikizela-Mandela was banished to the small town of Brandfort in the Free State where she spent eight years in solitary confinement. Mabuza was delivering the eulogy at the official memorial for Madikizela-Mandela at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto. The memorial was attended by thousands of mourners, many dressed in their ANC regalia and head scarfs in tribute to Madikizela-Mandela. The day got off to a slow start but as it progressed people slowly trickled into the 40,000-seater stadium. The stadium was only half full as the main event is set to take place on Saturday...
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