Winnie Mandela – “The Freedom Fighter Wife Who Took On Apartheid to Free Her Husband”
Winnie Mandela: “During the two decades I spent on Robben Island she was an indispensable pillar of support and comfort”
The Relentless Flame: This episode shines light on Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, who held up the flame of freedom during Nelson Mandela’s 27-year imprisonment. Winnie endured exile, imprisonment, and immense personal sacrifice while keeping the anti-apartheid movement alive in South Africa. We discuss her complicated legacy as both a revolutionary partner who empowered a nation’s dream in her husband’s absence and the controversies that tested her. It is a story of strength under pressure and the costs of being the face of hope in the darkest times.
“During the two decades I spent on Robben Island she was an indispensable pillar of support and comfort to myself personally… She endured the persecutions heaped upon her by the government with exemplary fortitude and never wavered from her commitment to the struggle for freedom… My love for her remains undiminished.” – Nelson Mandela