Who is Winnie Mandela?
” Tuesday, Nov. 28, 4:30 p.m., Halle Library Auditorium. This event is free. Mandela made international headlines Christmas Day in 1985 when she was pursued by police in a car chase after visiting her husband in prison. The chase was reported by international press and made Mandela’s persecution emblematic of the harassment endured by black South Africans under apartheid. In 1993, Mandela was elected president of the African National Congress (ANC) Women’s League. In 1994 she was appointed deputy minister of arts, culture, science and technology by her husband, Nelson Mandela, president of ANC.
The best way to answer this, is to have a look at her past and one will soon see why she became what she is today – someone that people have passionate feelings about.She was born on 26 September 1936 in Bizana, Transkei – now known as part of the Eastern Cape of South Africa. She was one of eight siblings and her mother, Nomathamsanqa Mzaidume taught Home Economics (Domestic Scienc) at a local school. Winnie experienced her first loss at the tender age of eight when her mother died. Her father worked in the Forestry and Agriculture department of the Transkei government. Transkei is now incorporated as part of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Winnie attended primary school in Bizna and completed her school career in Shawbury. She received a diploma in social work at the Jan Hofmeyer School in Johannesburg, Gauteng. Winnie had drive and ambition even in those early years – remember this was during the apartheid years and during a time when women were still oppressed in South Africa: sh
