Doings of former wife of Nelson Mandela

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela, stands accused of murdering a boy who was allegedly a police informant. She established the Mandela United Football Club for protection and it is alleged she ordered this group to commit such acts as killings, torture and intimidation in the name of political cohesion. In 1991, Madikizela-Mandela and a former confidante, Xoliswa Falati, were convicted of kidnapping and assaulting four black youths, including the boy she is presently charged with killing. Falati has testified that Madikizela-Mandela was ordering killings as recent as 1992. · She was being tried before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission was set up in 1995 to investigate apartheid-era crimes and promote the healing of wounds left by apartheid. The commission has the powers to grant amnesty to those who committed human rights abuses and confess their deeds.

Changes in South Africa which are brought by the political system of her

· The political system of South Africa has made many changes as well. Representatives are still elected, but under the current system of government, the people play a role in the matters directly affecting their own lives. After years of living in the shadow of the Nationalist Party, the African National Congress has become the dominant political party. Kwazulu-Natal, the Inkhata Freedom Party, long an ally of the old South African government, retains local power. There continues to be violence between Inkhata and ANC supporters of President Mandela that has claimed hundreds of lives in the province.