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#MandelaDay: South Africa is in Crisis – Winnie Mandela

Winnie Mandela, the ex-wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, attends his funeral in his ancestral village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape province, 900 km (559 miles) south of Johannesburg, in this still image taken from December 15, 2013 video courtesy of the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). REUTERS/SABC via Reuters TV (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: OBITUARY POLITICS HEADSHOT) ATTENTION EDITORS - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. SOUTH AFRICA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH AFRICA. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has said that South Africa “is in crisis” and that the governing ANC has “messed up”.

The former wife of the country’s first president, Nelson Mandela, was speaking to the BBC as the world mark’s Mandela Day, which commemorates his birthday.

She told Milton Nkosi that “something is very very wrong… with what we have done”.

President Jacob Zuma has come under increasing pressure to step down from former allies within the ANC.

He has been criticised for his handling of the economy as well as the corruption allegations that he faces.

Mr Zuma will be replaced as ANC leader at the end of the year, but his presidential term comes to an end in 2019.

 

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