Eastern Cape municipality named after Winnie Madikizela-Mandela News24 Wire
Late mother of the nation Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Picture: Neil McCartney. Municipality mayor says the decision to rename the municipality after Madikizela-Mandela is to honour her for her role in fighting apartheid.
Mbizana Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape has been renamed Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality.
The area is renamed after its most famous daughter.
The new name of the municipality, sitting in Mbizana, was signed off by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Xolile Nqatha in a provincial Government Gazette on Thursday.
The name change is to take effect from the first day of the month following publication in the provincial gazette.
Winifred Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela was born at Mbhongweni Village in Mbizana on 26 September 1936.
On 14 June 1958, she married former president Nelson Mandela at Ludeke Mission at Ludeke Village in Mbizana.
Arts and Culture MEC Fezeka Nkomone said the renaming immortalises Winnie for her selflessness and the massive contribution she made for the attainment of freedom and democracy in South Africa.
Mbizana Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape has been renamed Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality.
The area is renamed after its most famous daughter.
The new name of the municipality, sitting in Mbizana, was signed off by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Xolile Nqatha in a provincial Government Gazette on Thursday.