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Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 2018

Songs, dances, prayers. This was the funeral of Winnie Madikizela- Mandela, “Mama Winnie”, as the common people used to call the woman who represented the whole black community during the difficult time of apartheid. To the “Mother of the Nation” has been reserved same honours of the highest political charge: the state funeral. The strong woman that fought against racism was remembered with a huge celebration at the full packed Orlando Stadium in Soweto, close to the place where she lived and close to her people. 40.000 persons of all ages gave her the last farewell and remembered her with huge proud, not only for what she did during the ‘90, but also for what she had done for the community till her dead. “Winnie did not die, she multiply!” this was the main slogan unstopping sang for all the celebration. On April 14th, 2018 South Africa stopped just for a day, but her memory will stay forever.