Madikizela Mandela is accused of misuse of funds

Date: 13 Feb 1995
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

South Africa's deputy minister of arts, culture, science and technology and the ANC Women's League president, Nomzamo Nobandla Winnifred Madikizela-Mandela (Winnie), was accused of misusing R500 000 presented to her by Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 1994. The claim was made by eleven members of the League who resigned in protest at her style of leadership.

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01Eddings, J., (1992), Mrs. Mandela allegedly acknowledges love-affair and misuse of ANC funds, from The Balitimore Sun, 07 September, [online], Available at articles.balitimoresun.com [Accessed: 21 January 2014]
02TNA, 13 February, from The New Age, [online], Available at www.thenewage.co.za [Accessed: 21 January 2014]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Madikizela Mandela is accused of misuse of funds. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013196

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