Winnie praised as she turns 80

President Jacob Zuma yesterday congratulated Winnie Mandela on her 80th birthday.

“You dedicated your adult life to the struggle for liberation.

“Your resilience and tenacity of spirit in the face of the most brutal onslaught on your person and family, including demonisation by the apartheid regime, will always serve as a reminder... that the freedom that we enjoy today was not free.” – Citizen reporter