Winney Mandela 1936-2018

Harry Palmr

Good riddance to that awful woman. Just as well Nelson lasted as long as he did or she'd have been President at some point.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

No tears shed here for her. Horrible person.

super_furry

Was she the one that was mad for shoes?

badtoro

super_furry wrote: »

Was she the one that was mad for shoes?

Nope, that was Imelda Marcos.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

super_furry wrote: »

Was she the one that was mad for shoes?

Imelda Marcos? She's still alive.

Ulysses Gaze

It's a toss up to who is/was a worse human being.

Winnie Mandela or Grace Mugabe

blade1

super_furry wrote: »

Was she the one that was mad for shoes?

Probably, I've yet to meet a woman that didn't like shoes!

humberklog

It took the SA authorities 27 years to realise they locked up the wrong Mandela.

kfallon

All I can think of is the joke in The Office

Mint Sauce

Whilst she might have played a part in ending Apartheid, I think she was a pretty evil person. I wonder will many tears be shed in South Africa tonight.

somefeen

I had no idea who she was so I Wikipedia d it.

At first I thought, she was a woman that fought apartheid in South Africa, Nelson Mandela's wife how could people be happy she's dead?

Then I kept reading...

Outlaw Pete

27 years Madela spent in a cell on Robben Island and yet when he came out he couldn't take living with Winney. Says it all. Nightmare of a woman.

Remember seeing some docu on BBC2 in the 90's and her coldness was chilling.

Mint Sauce

somefeen wrote: »

I had no idea who she was so I Wikipedia d it.

At first I thought, she was a woman that fought apartheid in South Africa, Nelson Mandela's wife how could people be happy she's dead?

Then I kept reading...

Them parts are true. Was about to put up an RIP thread my self, and remembered hearing there were also some pretty unsavoury things about her, and how she treated Nelson. Even though not the most reliable source, reading a wee bit of her Wiki confirmed it for me. She wont be remembered for any thing good.

Hande hoche!

super_furry wrote: »

Was she the one that was mad for shoes?

No, she was more about the necklaces.

valoren

It's a pity hell doesn't exist anymore. A horrible, repulsive individual.

Atoms for Peace

I don't get all the vile directed at Winnie Mendela considering the almost saint like veneration Nelson gets, whiffs of hypocrisy to me since they were both involved in the same struggle. She was definitely a determined women and utterly ruthless when required, but she had to be considering what she was up against.

TheValeyard

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

I don't get all the vile directed at Winnie Mendela considering the almost saint like veneration Nelson gets, whiffs of hypocrisy to me since they were both involved in the same struggle. She was definitely a determined women and utterly ruthless when required, but she had to be considering what she was up against.

Both involved in the struggle. Both very different people. Bit like Collins and Dev.

Hitman3000

Atoms for Peace wrote:

I don't get all the vile directed at Winnie Mendela considering the almost saint like veneration Nelson gets, whiffs of hypocrisy to me since they were both involved in the same struggle. She was definitely a determined women and utterly ruthless when required, but she had to be considering what she was up against.

What was she up against that resulted in the necklacing of a young lad?

Mutant z

Just one word necklacing.

blade1

I'm getting tyred of hearing about necklacing now!

Atoms for Peace

Hitman3000 wrote: »

What was she up against that resulted in the necklacing of a young lad?

As an anti-apartheid leader her liberty and life were constantly under threat by the authorities and their brutal security services who themselves weren't shy to use murder and torture. Also considering whites were a small minority of the total population they required collaborator's and informers from the "coloured population" to keep control, while nobody could ever condone the use of necklacing, I can understand why the ANC needed to sent out a strong message to those considering treachery.

timthumbni

Described as the mother of the nation of South Africa. If that’s your mother what hope have you. No wonder the country is a mess......

TheValeyard

blade1 wrote: »

I'm getting tyred of hearing about necklacing now!

How about anal bead any interest?

Capt'n Midnight

speaking of African leaders wives
Grace Mugabe's farm invaded by Zimbabwe gold diggers

AllForIt

I was just totally blown away by a Sky News report today where a commentator said after talking about the reason she was sent to prison 'that her reputation recovered in the following years'. This was a woman commentator - I couldn't imagine her putting it that was it was a man who was accused of the same stuff.

corner of hells

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

I don't get all the vile directed at Winnie Mendela considering the almost saint like veneration Nelson gets, whiffs of hypocrisy to me since they were both involved in the same struggle. She was definitely a determined women and utterly ruthless when required, but she had to be considering what she was up against.

It's worth a Google of Stompie Moeketsi and the Mandela United Football club.
It'll give an idea of what she got up to.