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.