South African anti-apartheid
campaigner Winnie
Madikizela-Mandela is expected to have surgery on her
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| Winnie Mandela |
The former first lady and wife of the late Nelson Mandela, was hospitalised on
March 7, had surgery on her back the following day and is due for a follow-up
operation, her spokeswoman Zodwa Zwane said in a statement.
It was not clear the nature of the ailment
Madikizela-Mandela, 79, is being treated for.
During her ex-husband's 27-year incarceration for his fight
against white minority rule, Madikizela-Mandela campaigned tirelessly for his
release and for the rights of black South Africans, suffering years of
detention, banishment and arrest by the white authorities.
Madikizela-Mandela's suffered a blow last week after the
High Court dismissed her claim to Mandela's ancestral home at Qunu in the Eastern Cape province.
Mandela died in 2013 and made no mention of
Madikizela-Mandela in his will. She plans to appeal the ruling, according to
media reports.
Madikizela-Mandela had claimed she had bought the Qunu
property in 1989 while Mandela was still behind bars, giving her ownership
rights under traditional law.
She was left nothing from Mandela's $4.1 million estate,
which was divided between his family, the ruling African National Congress
party, former staff and several schools.
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