Farewell, Mother of the Nation
By BO Staff Writer Black Opinion’s cartoonist, Baloyi, pays tribute to the most illustrious freedom fighter against colonialism, Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
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Salutations to Winnie Madikizela Mandela, Mother of the Nation – BLF
By BO Staff Writer The following statement was first published on the Black First Land First website and is now reissued by Black Opinion: Black First Land First (BLF) is saddened by the news of the passing of the Mother of the Nation, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Her legacy is that of a fighter, a mother to …
Winnie Mandela rejects racist DA
By BO Staff Writer The defiant former liberation fighter, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has rejected the opportunistic and racist Democratic Alliance (DA). In a statement, Madikizela-Mandela lambasted the party for appropriating the African National Congresses (ANC) struggle songs and leaders, especially given the history of the racist party. Read the full statement by the ANC stalwart below: …
While Madikizela-Mandela’s 80th birthday celebrants gloat with glee the families of Dr Asvat, Stompie Seipei and Lolo Sono want closure
By Tebogo Brown The media in the past few days has been abuzz with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s 80th birthday. I am not trying to be a party pooper but we need to remind those who don’t or may have forgotten that young men such as Stompie Seipei and Lolo Sono were murdered long before they were …