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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela under suspicion as two bodies unearthed in Soweto
Bodies suspected to belong to two activists who went missing in 1988 could ensnare Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife in another murder investigation.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has always been a force to be feared in South Africa.
But on Tuesday, two long-buried bodies were exhumed in an unfolding drama that could land her in court facing murder charges.
The bodies, pulled from unmarked graves in the sprawling black township of Soweto, are believed to be those of anti-apartheid activists Lolo Sono and Sibuniso Tshabalala. Sono was last seen — badly beaten — being driven off by Mandela and a gang of thugs in November 1988.
Parents of both have long claimed that Winnie Mandela was responsible for their deaths. But authorities never had enough evidence to charge her: the bodies were hidden and never found.
Bodies suspected to belong to two activists who went missing in 1988 could ensnare Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife in another murder investigation.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has always been a force to be feared in South Africa.
But on Tuesday, two long-buried bodies were exhumed in an unfolding drama that could land her in court facing murder charges.
The bodies, pulled from unmarked graves in the sprawling black township of Soweto, are believed to be those of anti-apartheid activists Lolo Sono and Sibuniso Tshabalala. Sono was last seen — badly beaten — being driven off by Mandela and a gang of thugs in November 1988.
Parents of both have long claimed that Winnie Mandela was responsible for their deaths. But authorities never had enough evidence to charge her: the bodies were hidden and never found.
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