Editing Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (section)

==Honours and awards==
In 1985, Mandela won the [[Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award]] along with fellow activists [[Allan Boesak]] and [[Beyers Naudé]] for their human rights work in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert F Kennedy Center Laureates |url=http://rfkcenter.org/allan-boesak-beyers-naude-a-winnie-mandela-south-africa-6?id=881&lang=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407044628/http://rfkcenter.org/allan-boesak-beyers-naude-a-winnie-mandela-south-africa-6?id=881&lang=en |archive-date=7 April 2014 }}</ref> She received a [[Candace Award]] for Distinguished Service from the [[National Coalition of 100 Black Women]] in 1988.<ref name="page2">{{cite web |website=National Coalition of 100 Black Women |title=Candace Award Winners 1982–1990 |page =2|url=http://www.ncbw.org/programs/award2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030314212510/http://www.ncbw.org/programs/award2.html |archive-date=14 March 2003}}</ref>

In January 2018, the University Council and University Senate of [[Makerere University]], [[Kampala]], [[Uganda]], approved the award of an honorary [[Doctor of Law]]s (LLD) degree to Winnie Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela, in recognition of her fight against apartheid in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web| access-date=4 January 2018 |location=Kampala |author=News Agencies |url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Makerere-award-Winnie-Mandela-Honorary-Doctorate/688334-4251046-96kr2i/index.html |date=4 January 2018 |title=Makerere to award Winnie Mandela with Honorary Doctorate |newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | access-date=25 January 2018 | url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1469337/museveni-congratulates-mandela-makerere-degree | title=Makerere awards Winnie Mandela honorary degree | date=19 January 2018 | newspaper=[[New Vision (newspaper)|New Vision]] | location=Kampala | first=Joseph | last=Kizza | archive-date=25 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125134934/https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1469337/museveni-congratulates-mandela-makerere-degree | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2021, the [[Mbizana Local Municipality]] in the [[Eastern Cape]] was officially renamed the ''Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dayimani |first=Malibongwe |title=Mbizana Local Municipality renamed Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/mbizana-local-municipality-renamed-winnie-madikizela-mandela-local-municipality-20210305 |access-date=2022-02-12 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref>'' The town of [[Brandfort]] in the [[Free State (province)|Free State]] was also officially renamed as ''Winnie Mandela.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-24 |title=Government moves forward with unveiling newly named Free State town Winnie Mandela |url=https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/government-moves-forward-with-unveiling-newly-named-free-state-town-winnie-mandela/|access-date=2023-04-29 |website=SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. |language=en-US }}</ref>

In 2022, the section of the [[R562 (South Africa)|R562 road]] connecting [[Midrand]] with [[Olifantsfontein]], was renamed from ''Olifantsfontein Road'' to ''Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Road'' by the [[City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality|City of Ekurhuleni]] in [[Gauteng]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Writer |title=These 44 roads in Ekurhuleni are getting a name change – what you need to know – BusinessTech |url=https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/528874/these-44-roads-in-ekurhuleni-are-getting-a-name-change-what-you-need-to-know/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |language=en-US}}</ref>