Family, friends, government oﬃcials, the diplomatic corps and ordinary South Africans came in their numbers on Wednesday to bid the woman who became known as the face of the South African liberation movement, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, goodbye in song and praise. In an oﬃcial memorial service held in her honour at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Wednesday (April 11), those who knew Madikizela-Mandela spoke of her as a selfless leader who was always ready to lend a hand. In his keynote address at the memorial held on Wednesday, Deputy President David Mabuza said Mama Winnie, as she was affectionately known, gave without expecting anything in return. “Her activism cuts across race, gender and class. Hers was to serve humanity in its totality. She gave without expecting anything in return,” said Deputy President Mabuza. “Ezami izimpi ngiyazilwela mina. Ngamuzwa nje laphaya emcimbini wakhe esefuna ngimlwise izimpi zakhe ngathi cha ngeke akubone lokho. Uma efuna abantu abazi isimo sakhe akobuza kimi futhi izwe lonke liyangazi ngisambingelela kahle ngithi sawubona bhutu Ngizwe, ngathi ngangazi ukuthi kogcina kunje”.