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'MOTHERLY HEART': Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

CONFIDENT: Minister Tokyo Sexwale

Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale said the team that would help her would be made known next week.

Madikizela-Mandela and Sexwale visited a women's building project in Brandfort in the Free State as part of Women's Month.

It was expected the team would look at all aspects of housing development, including sanitation.

"She will help us develop informal settlements because we cannot solve it without the Winnie Madikizela-Mandela motherly heart," Sexwale told hundreds of people gathered in Brandfort.

Earlier, he said the country had 2450 informal settlements and only a woman with a "motherly heart" could help change "prisons" into homes.

"Many houses are still prisons," he said.

Madikizela-Mandela was kept under house arrest by the apartheid government in Brandfort in the late 1970s.

The provincial government intended turning that house into a museum.

Before addressing the gathering, Sexwale, Madikizela-Mandela and Free State Premier Ace Magashule were driven around in the township from building site to building site, where they helped and talked to the new house owners.

The government was building 100 houses in Brandfort, of which women were helping to build 55.

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Aug 19, 2011

BabyMntwana

Thank you for bouncing back Mama. The whole country is a prison at this moment. Wish you were president of the country. Surely things would have turned out different. Very different. We know your heart beats for the people.

But Tokyo, ay, no comment.

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Aug 19, 2011

Mellow

Earlier, he said the country had 2450 informal settlements and only a woman with a "motherly heart" could help change "prisons" into homes.

Who is this woman with a MOTHERLY HEART?! Winnie the pooh?! REALLY?

Really?! well we'll just have to wait and see..easier said than done, another promises promise promises, i have honeslty lost hope in these people
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Aug 19, 2011

ayobaness

but why is she still wearing a wedding ring?
has she got a new man in her life? pls help
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Aug 19, 2011

Pabi

this is one way of giving her money, why her there is so many young people who are looking for the jobs she has worked enough at her time now she is old she needs to have social grants and look after her grandchildren
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Aug 19, 2011

candilious

k@k man another tsotsi to steal our money. Tokyo why do you need her again? voeeeeeeeeeeestek tell that to people who will not feel the pinch
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Aug 19, 2011

takoskonvict

magogo o a fosta, you old for this crap!
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Aug 19, 2011

jacksprat

Ah the biggest wind bag of a whinning nation is to take charge!!! Her money has obviously run out and now needs to steal some more from the poor.
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Aug 19, 2011

BlueBullz

Winnie rather disapear....dont trust you woman
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Aug 19, 2011

Thupa

Goodluck Mama. Any magic will help, bjale gona retlhoka metholo.
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Aug 19, 2011

Rragwe

the campaign has started,this is tokyo's strategy of campaigning,he knows exacly that many people still loves winnie so for having winnie next to him might give him supports
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