Winnie Mandela (now Winnie Madikizela-Mandela), restricted to a Black township at Brandfort, Orange Free State, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment (suspended for four years) for breaking her banning and house arrest order by receiving unauthorised visits by friends and relatives.
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Winnie Mandela receives a 6 months' sentence

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- 22 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2019, August 22). Winnie Mandela receives a 6 months' sentence. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148928
South African History Online (2019) 'Winnie Mandela receives a 6 months' sentence', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148928 (Accessed: 8 October 2026).
South African History Online, Winnie Mandela receives a 6 months' sentence [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148928, (accessed 8 October 2026).
"Winnie Mandela receives a 6 months' sentence." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148928. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Winnie Mandela receives a 6 months' sentence." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148928.
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