Winnie Mandela was loved and loathed, but she earned her place in history | Ralph Mathekga

Despite her isolation and flaws, her role in the ANC-led liberation struggle was crucial to South Africa

Winnie Madikizela-Madela is gone, and her death is an opportunity for South Africa to reflect on whether the ruling African National Congress has done enough in government to honouring the sacrifices made by the anti-apartheid liberation fighters.

To the end she provoked both adulation and loathing.

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