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WATCH: Thousands Attend Massive Funeral Service for Winnie Mandela in South Africa

Published on April 15, 2018 / WHR Posted in World Continue reading

The service featured prayers, tributes and anthems that sustained those fighting for freedom in South Africa against apartheid regime. (Photograph: EPA)

South Africans gathered Saturday to bid farewell to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, an anti-apartheid icon hailed as the mother of a nation and a political force.

Thousands Gather for Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Memorial Service

Published on April 11, 2018 / WHR Posted in World Continue reading

Women shout slogans as they attend a memorial service for anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at Orlando, Stadium, in Soweto, South Africa, Wednesday, April 11, 2018. The death of Madikizela-Mandela, often called the "Mother of the Nation," has triggered widespread soul-searching over the legacy of one of the nation's most important fighters against the previous regime of racial discrimination. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Several thousand mourners gathered at Soweto’s Orlando Stadium on Wednesday for the official memorial service for anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, who died on April 2 at the age of 81.