“She opposed the ANC compromises with the former apartheid regime and the disarming of the armed wing of the ANC Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in 1994.”
by Dr. Marsha Adebayo
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, commonly referred to as Mama Africa, turned 80 years old September 26Th. Her birthday celebration was held last week and attended by South African political comrades as well as bitter adversaries. Only an event such as this could entice political rivals such as the (ANC) Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and expelled former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema, now head of the Economic Freedom Fighters, to socialize.