'We see ourselves in you': The most poignant tributes to Ma Winnie, one year on
As April 2 marks a year since the death of struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, social media have been flooded with messages of remembrance as South Africans and the world pay tribute to the fallen stalwart.
Affectionately known as the "mother of the nation", Madikizela-Mandela died at the age of 81 at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg after a long illness.
At her funeral, Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema championed for Cape Town International Airport to be renamed after her. The party has since brought the proposal before parliament, gaining social media support.
Last year, many wore doeks in honour of Winnie Mandela under the banner "She did not die. She multiplied".
#MamaWinnie has trended on social media as many remember and honour her.
ANCWL REMEMBERS MME WINNIE MADIKIZELA-MANDELA#IAmWinnieMandela #SheMultiplied pic.twitter.com/NyoGeyisiS
— Mr Fearfokkol | Forever Young (@MbalulaFikile) April 2, 2019
Watch: Today we remember a pillar & heroine of this great nation, uMama Winnie Madikizela Mandela. A gallant warrior, she was a freedom fighter whose revolutionary fire never stopped burning. Siyakukhumbula Mama we sizwe, your legacy lives on forever in our hearts#winniemandela pic.twitter.com/52p2HwLDVz
— Min. Nathi Mthethwa (@NathiMthethwaSA) April 2, 2019
Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
— Lerato Sengadi (@Leratolicious) April 2, 2019
26 September 1936 - infinity
SHE DID NOT DIE, SHE MULTIPLIED!🖤✊🏾 #OurMother #IWillNotCower #IAmHer #SheMultiplied pic.twitter.com/OfXtPviysH
“I no longer have the emotion of fear, there is no longer anything I can fear. There is nothing the government has not done to me. There isn't any pain I haven't known.”- Winnie Mandela pic.twitter.com/pRVVQw6m32
— Sidwell Tshidada (@sidwelltshidada) April 2, 2019
#RememberingMamaWinnie Long live to the Spirit of Mama Winnie Nomzamo Madikizela - Mandela ✊✊. Mbokodo ✊✊ pic.twitter.com/wQQDwIYL26
— Sisipho_A (@SisiphoA1) April 2, 2019
A legend, a Fighter. Mother of the nation. Our president. Heroin. A leader.. mama Winnie is us. We are mama Winnie . We see ourselves in you . pic.twitter.com/Kjqahg0aG7
— Nomthandazo Ndlovu (@ThanaNdlovu) April 2, 2019
Name Capetown airport Winnie Madikizela Mandela international airport because Mama Winnie was tried and tested.#WinnieMadikizelaMandela pic.twitter.com/M3UkJ8gRW1
— King Cnezo (@KingCnezo) April 2, 2019