Zoleka Mandela jokingly spoke about a conversation she had with Ma Winnie about finding her a partner.
Zoleka Mandela, who refers to Ma Winnie as her “day one,” said she told her gran that she wanted to find her a “boo thang so he can do the thangs that need to be done.”
She said she asked her gran what her type is and Ma Winnie replied: “Darling, just look at your grandfather. That’s my type.”
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela will receive an official state funeral. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced yesterday night. This will take place in under two weeks.
Ramaphosa confirmed that the national official funeral would take place on April 14th. An official memorial will take place on April 11th. He said this outside Madikizela-Mandela’s home.
President Ramapahosa says an official state funeral for #WinnieMandela to be held on 14 April and a memorial service on 11 April.
— Yashini Padayachee (@yashini_p) April 2, 2018
“There will be many other memorial functions across the country‚ in almost every province. We would like to express our gratitude and our thanks to many across the country and the world who are wishing us well‚ who are wishing her movement well‚” said Ramaphosa.
He went ahead to speak about the last time he was with Madikizela-Mandela.
“I‚ as president of the ANC‚ am saddened because I went out with her‚ I came to fetch her here‚ and went to the voter registration point for her to check voting details. After that we went for lunch together. My last lunch with Winnie Mandela was a most memorable one‚ here in Vilakazi Street.
“I sat next to her and I was overjoyed when I saw her enjoying her meal‚ enjoying her company and the people around‚ and the new restaurant where we were eating‚” Ramaphosa said.
