IN PICTURES | Mourners gather to honour Mama Winnie at memorial
11 April 2018 - 12:22
By TimesLIVE
Image: ALON SKUY Thousands of mourners came to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the official memorial service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
Family, friends and dignitaries joined the thousands of mourners who flocked to Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
The struggle stalwart died last week Monday at the age of 81 at the Netcare Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg.
See images from the official memorial service below:
Image: ALON SKUY Thousands of mourners came to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the official memorial service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
Image: Masi Losi Mandla Mandela at the official memorial service of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela held at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
Image: Masi Losi Ministers Susan Shabangu, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula at the official memorial service of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela held at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
Image: ALON SKUY Family, friends, politicians and dignitaries joined thousands of mourners who came to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the official memorial service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
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Image: ALON SKUY Thousands of mourners came to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the official memorial service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
Image: ALON SKUY Thousands of mourners came to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the official memorial service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
Image: ALON SKUY Family, friends, politicians and dignitaries joined thousands of mourners who came to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the official memorial service Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
Image: ALON SKUY Thousands of mourners came to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the official memorial service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
Image: ALON SKUY Family, friends, politicians and dignitaries joined thousands of mourners who came to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the official memorial service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
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Image: ALON SKUY Thousands of mourners came to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the official memorial service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
Image: ALON SKUY Thousands of mourners came to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the official memorial service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
Image: ALON SKUY Family, friends, politicians and dignitaries joined thousands of mourners who came to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the official memorial service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
Image: ALON SKUY Family, friends, politicians and dignitaries joined thousands of mourners who came to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the official memorial service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
Image: ALON SKUY Family, friends, politicians and dignitaries joined thousands of mourners who came to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the official memorial service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
Image: ALON SKUY Family, friends, politicians and dignitaries joined thousands of mourners who came to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the official memorial service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.
Image: ALON SKUY Thousands of mourners dressed in African National Congress (ANC) regalia were present to honour the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the official memorial service at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on April 11 2018.