Winnie Madikizela-Mandela honoured

Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has been honoured in South Africa for her role in the struggle against white minority rule.
She has been given the Order of Luthuli in silver for her “excellent contribution to the fight for the liberation of the people of South Africa”.
She is credited for keeping the African National Congress (ANC) party alive while Mr Mandela was serving time in prison.

President Jacob Zuma conferred the national orders in the capital, Pretoria, but Ms Madikizela-Mandela wasn’t at the ceremony as she is recovering from back surgery.
One of her granddaughters accepted the award on her behalf.
Mr Mandela divorced Ms Madikizela-Mandela after a 38-year marriage.
They were South Africa’s most celebrated political couple until their marriage collapsed unexpectedly, some six years after his release in 1990, following 27 years in prison for fighting apartheid.
Affectionately referred to as the “mother of the nation”, she is still held in high regard by many South Africans.
She was at Mr Mandela’s bedside in the months before his death in 2013.
Some were surprised when he left her out of his will.