Winnie Mandela

You fought the good fight!

You won the race

In defence of your race

You fought the good fight.

You fought the good fight!

Oh gallant daughter of Africa

And liberated South Africa;

You fought the good fight.

Unlike many of the African National Congress (ANC) leaders at provincial and national levels who have taken power since 1994 and lined their own pockets at the expense of the people, she lived in Soweto – one of the largest African townships in the country, which is her testament to the Cabralian

“I became aware at an early stage that whites felt superior to us. And I could see how shabby my father looked in comparison to the white teachers.

The state ceremony that took place last week at uMgcina’s grave ( Steve Bantu Biko) predictably ignited endless and emotionally-charged conversations, particularly within the Black Consciousness and Pan Afrikanist circles, with some going as far as describing what happened at Biko’s grave as a ‘d