Editing Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (section)

==Death and funeral==
[[File:Flag at half-mast at South African Embassy in Tokyo.jpg|thumb|Flag at half-staff at the residence of the South African ambassador in Tokyo on 4 April 2018]]
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela died at the Netcare [[Milpark Hospital]] in Johannesburg on 2 April 2018 at the age of 81. She suffered from diabetes and had recently undergone several major surgeries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/world/africa/winnie-mandela-dead.html|title=Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Is Dead at 81; Fought Apartheid|first=Alan|last=Cowell|date=2 April 2018|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> She "had been in and out of hospital since the start of the year".<ref name=death>{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/anti-apartheid-campaigner-winnie-mandela-dies-aged-81-11314143|title=Anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela dies, aged 81|publisher=Sky News|date=2 April 2018}}</ref>

In the lead-up to Madikizela-Mandela's funeral, in a politically fraught environment<ref name="capturedByPopulistPoliticsduPreez"/> soon after the ouster of former president [[Jacob Zuma]],<ref name="independent2018MartinMurderedSchoolboy"/> [[Jessie Duarte]], a senior ANC leader, warned critics to "sit down and shut up", with [[Economic Freedom Fighters]] leader [[Julius Malema]] saying that "anyone who accuses Mama Winnie of any crime is guilty of treason".<ref name="independent2018MartinMurderedSchoolboy">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/winnie-mandela-funeral-nelson-mandela-south-africa-stompie-seipei-apartheid-joyce-seipei-a8303561.html|title=Winnie Mandela funeral: 30 years on, murdered schoolboy remains at heart of battle for her legacy|date=13 April 2018|newspaper=The Independent|first=Paul|last= Martin}}</ref>

Madikizela-Mandela was granted a "[[State funeral|Special Official Funeral]]" by the South African government.<ref name="encaOfficialFuneralExplainer">{{cite web|url=https://www.enca.com/south-africa/explainer-what-does-an-official-funeral-in-sa-entail|title=What does an official funeral in SA entail?|first=Christelle du|last=Toit|website=Enca.com Explainer|access-date=18 April 2018|archive-date=18 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418161603/https://www.enca.com/south-africa/explainer-what-does-an-official-funeral-in-sa-entail|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her public funeral service was held at [[Orlando Stadium]] on 14 April 2018. Planning for Madikizela Mandela's funeral was largely handled by her daughters and Julius Malema, and the ANC reportedly had to "fight for space" on the programme.<ref name="news24FuneralRift">{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/winnies-funeral-rift-20180415-2|title=Winnie's funeral rift|access-date=15 April 2018|first=S’Thembile|last=Cele|author2=Hlengiwe Nhlabathi|website=News24|archive-date=15 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415050250/https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/winnies-funeral-rift-20180415-2|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the public service, ANC and South African President [[Cyril Ramaphosa]] "acknowledged" that the ANC failed to stand by Madikizela-Mandela's side during her legal troubles.<ref name="takenRestingPlaceIol">{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/watch-winniemandela-taken-to-her-final-resting-place-14440370|title=WinnieMandela taken to her final resting place|publisher=IOL News|format=video|date=14 April 2018}}</ref> Julius Malema<ref name="malemaRailsCitizen">{{cite web|url=https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/1894115/they-are-here-malema-rails-against-winnies-traitors-at-funeral/|title='They are here' – Malema rails against Winnie's 'traitors' at funeral|first=Simnikiwe|last=Hlatshaneni|website=The Citizen|date=14 April 2018}}</ref> delivered an impassioned speech in which he criticised the United Democratic Front for distancing themselves from Madikizela-Mandela in the 1980s.<ref name="takenRestingPlaceIol"/> Malema also criticised members of the National Executive Committee of the ANC Women's League for resigning in 1995,<ref name="mgThaboWinnieRescue">{{cite news|url=https://mg.co.za/article/1995-02-17-when-thabo-came-to-winnies-rescue|title=When Thabo came to Winnie's rescue|author=Staff Reporter|newspaper=Mail and Guardian}}</ref> because they regarded Madikizela-Mandela as a "criminal".<ref name="takenRestingPlaceIol"/> Madikizela-Mandela's daughter Zenani attacked those who "vilified" her mother, calling them hypocrites.<ref name="zenaniEwnFuneralHypocrites">{{cite web|url=http://ewn.co.za/2018/04/14/praising-mama-winnie-now-that-she-s-gone-shows-what-hypocrites-you-are|title='Praising Mama Winnie now that she's gone shows what hypocrites you are'|date=14 April 2018|publisher=Eyewitness News}}</ref> After the public service, her body was interred at a cemetery in [[Fourways, Gauteng|Fourways]] in the north of Johannesburg during a private memorial service.<ref name="takenRestingPlaceIol"/>

A number of ANC figures prepared to defend themselves against the allegations made at the funeral; however, the ANC urged "restraint".<ref name="ancRestraintAallegations">{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/news/anc-calls-for-restraint-over-winnie-allegations-14484247|title=ANC calls for restraint over #Winnie allegations |work=The Star|first1=Sibongile|last1=Mashaba|first2=Siviwe|last2=Feketha|date=17 April 2018}}</ref>