A City of Johannesburg Media Statement by

The Executive Mayor, Cllr Herman Mashaba

Release: Immediate
Date: 2 April 2018

Condolences on the passing of a national hero,

Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
It is with deep sadness that I have learned of the passing away of the Great Mother of the Nation, Mama
Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. It is in the midst of these sad news that I send my condolences to
the Madikizela and Mandela families.

Mama Winnie has remained a formidable force against injustice, a roaring voice when it was dangerous to
do so and a symbol of the great shoulders this country has stood on over the years.
I will not misremember her role in fuelling many with the fire to continue the long fight against apartheid.
It is important that I say aluta continua to a struggle hero, mother of the nation and the woman who roared
until the ground beneath her moved to her demands.

Hers was a life well lived and filled with a deep commitment to a long service to the people of this country.
The nation mourns and celebrates your life’s selfless and fierce work. This untimely departure leaves an
indelible mark in our history and calls for a moment of reflection.

Cllr Herman Mashaba

Executive Mayor
City of Joburg
Omogolo Taunyane
Media Specialist: Mayoral Communications
Office of the Executive Mayor
Cell: 079 451 5211
Email: omogolot@joburg.org.za