Tens of thousands attend emotional service for veteran anti-apartheid activistTens of thousands of South Africans fill filled a stadium in Soweto for the funeral service of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela,a heroine of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa but also one of its most controversial figures.
Shouts of “Long live Comrade Winnie”, “the struggle continues” and “power to the people” rang out around the stadium on Saturday throughout a powerful and emotional service to the activist, and politician and former wife of Nelson Mandela.
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