Insight 26.9.2020 11:23 am
Remembering Winnie Mandela
Makhubo said she hoped in time William Nicol Drive would be renamed after Winnie Mandela.
Johannesburg mayor Geoff Makhubo was among a plethora of people who celebrated the life of struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela Mandela on Saturday.
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