Winnie's brother weeps for his fierce big sister
As thousands of mourners paid their final respects to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela yesterday, one of her surviving siblings had to watch her funeral on television.
A frail Bodweni Redface Madikizela, 78, could not travel from his Eastern Cape home in Mbhongweni to Soweto, Johannesburg, but was glued to his television set from more than 800km away as several speakers including President Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to the struggle stalwart.
"There is nothing I can do nor say to reverse God's wishes," a "pained" Madikizela said in a telephone interview.
"All I can say is, go well my sister, all those lives you saved and those that unfortunately died during the struggle, may they be by your side and protect you wherever you are going, because we do not know each other's sins."
Madikizela was watching with his wife, Nowam Felicia Madikizela...
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