She was previously married to Nelson Mandela. PRETORIA, South Africa -- Nelson Mandela's ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died at the age of 81, according to her family and personal assistant.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, wife of the late South African leader Nelson Mandela, and a leading anti-apartheid figure in her own right during the country's most turbulent years, has died at age 81.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela and for decades one of South Africa’s most prominent and polarizing figures, died April 2 at a hospital in Johannesburg. She was 81.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Even the name given to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at birth — Nomzamo, “one who undergoes trials” — foretold a life of struggle. During her nearly 38-year marriage to ...

Jonny Steinberg tells the story of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at a moment when a new generation is reassessing their legacies. By Bongani Kona Representing Nelson and Winnie ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) --Tens of thousands of people sang, cheered and cried as the flag-draped casket of anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was escorted from her official funeral on ...

South Africa said it will honor Winnie Madikizela-Mandela with a state funeral. PRETORIA, South Africa -- The South African government will honor Winnie Madikizela-Mandela with an official ...

PRETORIA, South AfricaPRETORIA, South Africa — The Soweto-born soprano who plays Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in a new opera says the story of the “mother of the nation” accused of brutality in ...

Anti-apartheid activist and wife of the late Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela died Monday at 81. She was renowned for revving up crowds with her fierce speeches denouncing the apartheid ...

A few months after I moved to South Africa in 2009, I expressed the wish to meet Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife, to a friend of mine. This friend was a political activist ...

Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela who died in Johannesburg on Monday, was revered by many in South Africa as the “Mother ...