winnie mandela really sustained nelson mandela emotionally. love and hope of their renewed love sustained in so of their renewed love sustained in so much during his years in prison. under the tremendous disappointment he enjoyed when he came out and he saw herfor he enjoyed when he came out and he saw her for what she had he enjoyed when he came out and he saw herfor what she had become he enjoyed when he came out and he saw her for what she had become and saw her for what she had become and saw their relationship for what it had become. i'm reluctant today of all days to dwell on that but let me just say to give you a hint, someone who knew mandela exceedingly well, someone very close who knew mandela exceedingly well, someone very close to nelson mandela told me in 1994, is said nelson has forgiven everybody but he cannot forgiven everybody but he cannot forgive her. there wasjust something, because there was such a depth of love and the enormity of disappointment in how things ended up. would it be fair to say that for any human being to h

winnie mandela releases stained nelson mandela releases stained nelson mandela emotionally.appointment he endured when he came out and he saw herfor endured when he came out and he saw her for what endured when he came out and he saw herfor what she had become endured when he came out and he saw her for what she had become and their relationship for what it had become. i‘m reluctant today of all days to dwell on that. butjust to give you a hint, someone eu mandela exceedingly well, i cannot say who it was, told me in exceedingly well, i cannot say who it was, told me “119911, exceedingly well, i cannot say who it was, told me in 1994, a couple of months after he became president, he looked at me and said, "nelson has forgiven everybody, but he cannot forgiven everybody, but he cannot forgive her." because there was such a depth of love and an enormity of disappointment. would be fair to say that for any human being to have gone through what they both did, but certainly she did alone at the time of his imprisonment, to come out that unscathed is virtually impossible? and i su

winnie mandela, the former wife of nelson mandela, has died. she was 81.ed a significant role in the anti—apartheid movement in south africa during the years when her husband was in prison, but was often at the centre of controversy. she trained as a social worker and met her future husband in the 1950s. they were married for a total of 38 years, although for almost three decades of that time they were separated due to mr mandela's imprisonment. they separated two years after his release, and divorced in 1996. she kept his surname and maintained ties with him. a spokesman for her family said she died "after a long illness, for which she had been in and out of hospital since the start of the year". we will have much more on that comment and we will be talking to nelson mandela's former goddaughter late in the hour. doctors say the nhs in england is likely to see its "winter crisis" extend into the summer because of continuing pressures on the system. figures analysed by the british medical association show that hospitals can expect similar problems with a&e

with winnie mandela.ver have meant what it did, would it? i'm not sure that picture would it? i'm not sure that picture would have happened at all in quite that way if it happened. because she kept the flame of freedom burning brightly outside prison. remember, the apartheid authorities sent him to prison, never expecting him ever to prison, never expecting him ever to walk to freedom, let alone become president of his own country, which had banned him from voting, let alone becoming elected as its head of state. she was the visible symbol of state. she was the visible symbol of nelson mandela on... at large in real life. and yes, that image that i will always remember in february 1990 when she walked hand in hand with nelson mandela as he talk that walk to freedom and began a process that saw a transition from the horror and evil of apartheid, the worst racist system the world has seen, then or since, to a nonracial rainbow democracy, she was his partner, the mother of his children, his steadfast ally. a

that was south african press and cyril rather poses speaking about the death of winnie mandela. called mandela a gigantic tree of the many south africans he is a hero whose fight against part eight made her a pillar of the movement but her critics mandela is a definitive figure she's been described as a bully who engaged in corrupt and criminal activity to achieve her goals mandela's actions during a hard fate awarded her a fair share of detractors even within her party but news of her passing prompted people to pay tribute to her distinction as mother of the nation online many used hash tag i am winnie mandela and she didn't die she multiplied and also all black with a dupe or headscarf to pay homage to her life's work dr each week the patriarchy is humbled during these ten days of mourning they try to raise her we invoke her spirit like never been feeling before so what is winnie mandela as enduring legacy joining us now via skype in johannesburg. is an actor writer and poet. is also an actor as well as a u.n. eight c. our ambassador. is a senior research fellow at the trade c

winnie madikizela-mandela was in her 20s when nelson mandela was in her 20s when nelson mandela was jailedl of the struggle fighting for freedom. my the struggle fighting for freedom. my husband has been fighting for the liberation of the african people. and for the freedom of her people. after an eight—year banishment for her part in the soweto uprising, controversy her part in the soweto uprising, c0 ntrove i’sy was her part in the soweto uprising, controversy was to follow. in 1986 she talked about achieving liberation from apart lied by using necklaces — a reference to the brutal murder of suspected collaborators. with our neck laces we shall liberate this country. the most serious allegation were about her body guards, reports of their brutality were common. there was a respite when in february 1990 she accompanied her husband on his first steps as a free man. but her past would come back to haunt her. convicted for the kidnapping of a young activist, a six year sentence was reduced to a fine. but she made a political come back, serving in government alongside her now former husband.

icon and winnie mandela at the age of eighty one and activists and wife of nelson mandela for many she was the mother of the nation she leaves a mixed legacy. issues and. they were joined by south africa's president cyril ramaphosa. she was not only ration but she also touched the lives of many many. good in the dog days. also coming up. the candidate of the governing party storms to victory in the country's presidential elections valin to legalize same sex marriage and the escalating trade spat between china and the us beijing imposes duties on a range of u.s. food boards in response to u.s. tariffs stoking fears of a trade war. it's good to have you with us many across south africa are in mourning tonight's. the deaths of winnie mandela the ex-wife of former president nelson mandela she was a towering figure in the fight against apartheid and she was also in broiled a number of controversies in her later years she died peacefully at a hospital in johannesburg at the age of eighty one winnie mandela was first known as the wife of one of the nation's biggest dissidents nelson mandela b

that winnie mandela leaves behind. the. year me. catherine so i live for a sin so whether we're people have been gathering outside of winnie mandela as house catherine if you can hear us said tell us what you can tell what you made of what cyril i'm opposed said the south african president about the loss of winnie mandela. barbara you're not very clear at all i think we're having technical problems but if you're asking about what paulson has just finished speaking now if you're asking what he said he had very good words for with him and said this is a big loss and there's going to be a lot of a headache a lot of heartache he said that they are going to give a state burial on the fourteenth of april and before that is going to be many many memorial services cross the country he said that. she had been getting better winnie mandela had been aiding for quite a while in fact the fia she was often in and out of hospital but president obama poses saying that she had been getting better and the nation really was ill prepared

remembering the life and legacy of winnie mandela for decades she was a prominent figure in the fight against apartheid south africans say goodbye to the women they call the mother of the nation we ask who are the next generation of leaders this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm. outspoken defiant controversial many called her the mother of the nation winnie mandela was one of the most prominent leaders of the decades long fight against whites minority rule in south africa when her husband the late nelson mandela was in prison for twenty seven years she became the face of the movement to bring equality and justice but years later that image suffered when when he was convicted of involvement in the beating death of a suspected police informants a case that was brought before the truth and reconciliation commission after the end of apartheid well throughout her life winnie mandela inspired and fought for millions of poor south africans we'll bring in our guests in a moment but for us catherine sawyer reports from. there's. a vigil for we need. in soweto the very hear

of johannesburg when he played a crucial role in the fight for equality and was married to nelson mandela for decades he died last week at the age of eighty one facebook c.e.o. has admitted making mistakes is here period for questioning before the u.s. congress after recent data breach mark zuckerberg apologized for his company's failure to protect the private information of more than eighty seven million users japanese and south korean foreign ministers are holding talks and sold they're talking about ways to denuclearize north korea comes ahead of talks between pyongyang and seoul later this month myanmar's army has sentenced seven soldiers to ten years each for their involvement in the killing of ten men to be a military crackdown on muslim or hindu in the hind state the military says the soldiers joined police of buddhist villages in the killings in the hinds northern wind or area last september the animal's army has been accused of carrying out ethnic cleansing a court in myanmar has refused to drop a case against two reuters journalists accused of obtaining secret government papers

winnie mandela has died aged 81. decades she fought apartheid alongside her nelson mandela. people have gathered at her home in soweto to mourn a woman known as the mother of the nation. three months of strikes on french railway itself started. emmanuel macron is taking on labour reform challenges. we also look at a new space mission. plus, the bbc once an equal number of men and women as experts on its news programmes. we explain our role in that announcement. winnie mandela has died at the age of 81. she was a giant of the struggle against apartheid. we remember her as the former wife of nelson mandela. here they are with their hands raised, hand—in—hand, as mr mandela ended his imprisonment in 1990. but many —— winnie mandela was a force in her own right, facing down racist rule while being continually harassed by the state. here is the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, standing outside the mandela home in soweto. the death of winnie mandela is a great loss in that she has been one of the strongest women in our struggle, who suffered immensely. who was imprisoned.

campaigner winnie mandela as died at the age of eighty one the ex-wife of the late president nelson mandela was seen by many as the mother of the nation but in later years her legacy was tarnished by a number of controversies she died peacefully in the hospital after a long period. with more news followed by a video to see you to. make your small t.v. even smarter than to see. what she did for you wanted. to date. extraordinary. you decide what's on. w. t.

winnie mandela was first known as the wife of one of the nation's biggest dissidents nelson mandela but in one thousand nine hundred sixty four after just six years of marriage her husband was given a life sentence on charges of sabotage and plotting to overthrow the government he spent the next twenty seven years behind bars before being released in one thousand nine when he supported him and the anti-apartheid cause eventually also serving time in prison my husband has been fighting for the liberation of the african people for the which and someone else. in this country in the one nine hundred ninety s. when his reputation also began to suffer she was implicated in the kidnapping and killing of a teenager accused of being an informer. she was also convicted of fraud. when her husband was released from prison she was there to greet him although she later described the marriage as a sham the mandela's divorced shortly after he became president. nelson mandela died in two thousand and thirteen. today his ex-wife winnie mandela is mainly remembered for her unwavering commitment to the end

the mandelas divorced shortly after he became president. nelson mandela died in 2013. today, his ex-wife, winnie mandela, is mainly remembered for her unwavering commitment to the end of apartheid. >> for many years, she bore the brunt of the senseless brutality of the apartheid state with stoicism and fortitude, despite the hardships she faced she never doubted that the struggle for freedom and democracy would triumph and succeed. reporter: after a lengthy illness, winnie mandela died in hospital, surrounded by her family. however, for many, her image as a fighter lives on. brent: i am joined here in the studio by anli serfontein, a south african journalist and familiar face on dw. she is an author and documentary filmmaker and has reported extensively on the country. it is good to see you again. i dare ask the question, because i know the answer is a huge 1 -- who was winnie mandela? anli: i think she is known as the ex-wife of nelson mandela, that she was a very strong leader in her own right. she was a social worker in the 1950's who could have gone to study in ame

nelson mandela died in two thousand and thirteen. winnie mandela is mainly remembered for her unwavering commitment to the end of apartheid. for many years. she bore the brunt of this senseless brutality. with stories and fortitude. despite the hardships you phrased she never doubted that the struggle for freedom and democracy which time for end succeeds. after a lengthy illness when he mandela died in hospital surrounded by her family. however for many her image as a fighter lives on. just before we go a reminder of the top stories we're following for you here today news german prosecutors apply to have president carlos pushed him all extradited to spain the separatist leader is currently imprisoned in northern germany he's accused of rebellion in spain over the campaign for independence for the region of catalonia. and thousands of commuters are stranded in france says rail workers start a series of strikes set to last for several months it's part of growing resistance to president amount of well my call ins plans to modernize the

of nelson mandela — has died at the age of 81. african president said she was the mother of the nation. she was not only an inspiration but she also touched the lives of many millions of south africans during the dark days of apartheid. donald trump's trade war with china heats up — as beijing slaps tariffs onto american pork, wine and hundreds of other products. doctors warn the nhs is facing a year round crisis — as pressures on services look set to continue. in sport, we'll have the latests as alan pardew‘s four—month tenure as west brom manager comes to an end. and we'll be taking another look at the papers — tonight's reviewers are henry zeffman and jessica elgot. stephen steel —— that stephen spielberg takes on the new world of video games in his new film set in 2045. find out what mark kermode made of it and the rest of the top cinema releases in the film review. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. winnie madikizela—mandela — for many years a figurehead of the anti—apartheid movement in south africa — has died at the ag

this is it only news live from berlin the death of an anti apartheid icon south africa's winnie mandela has died at the age of eighty one an activist and the former wife of nelson mandela for many she was the mother of the nation but her past was also littered with controversy also coming up an exclusive look inside syria's eastern hotel we follow an anti government activism residents of the rebel enclave as he prepares to flee to safety on this as rebels were quarterly agree to abandon this stronghold and coming up in business the escalating traits of between china and the u.s. beijing imposes judi's on three billion dollars worth of u.s. imports including pork and fruits in response to president trump's punitive tariffs . on oil all right thanks very much for your company everyone. sells african anti apartheid campaign are winnie mandela has died at the age of eighty one after a long illness while the news was announced by her personal assistant when he mandela was the ex-wife of the late president's an anti-apartheid icon nelson mandela her legacy in south africa was mixed for decade

nelson mandela died in two thousand and thirteen. today his ex-wife winnie mandela is mainly remembered for her unwavering commitment to the end of apartheid for many years she bore the brunt of this senseless perk. of their pockets they with stories since him and fortitude despite the hardships he faced she never doubted that the struggle for freedom and democracy which time for and succeeds. after a lengthy illness winnie mandela died in hospital surrounded by her family. however for many her image as a fighter lives on. well here at the beach table i'm joined by on the on the surfing team she's a south african journalist and author a documentary filmmaker she has reported extensively on her country and her father had extraordinary access to women della it's good to have you back on the show he was winnie mandela well she was not only the ex-wife of nelson mandela she was needed an anti a plot its leader in right and i think she went from being the trophy wife very quickly to sort of whole keeping his legacy and life and innocent h

south african anti-apartheid icon winnie mandela has been laid to rest in soweto tens of thousands of mourners from across the political spectrum attended her funeral the political activist died last week at the age of eighty one after a long illness i it was an epic farewell to an apartheid heroine thousands packed into the stadium to celebrate the life of nelson mandela's former wife winnie singing cheering and crying along the way i lived a mere. memory munden a. new room here to post about to. return to him for work is gone. you. know we won't. is not there for going to games morning that our mother we need to give that on monday now we are yet and i'm just going to celebrate them live to lend a hand to ease the last place so what i can say and my much are we need to do guy she might supply so i know my choice how i am when me and i didn't get our money. for more than thirty years she was at nelson mandela's site during her husband's long imprisonment she took up the struggle of black south africans occasionally calling for the use of violent means even so such as her in june ring

campaigner and former wife of nelson mandela, who's died aged 81.n the midst of repression, she was the voice of defiance and resistance. nerves run raw on wall street and in tokyo as beijing slaps duties on us pork, wine and fruit in response to the latest american tariffs. with at least 16 palestinians killed by israeli soldiers on friday, we hear of one family's loss in gaza. france looks likely to grind to a halt as unions strike over president macron‘s labour reforms. and, after three decades away from acting, britain's glenda jackson returns from politics to centre stage on broadway. south africa's president has led tributes to winnie madikizela—mandela, for many years a figurehead of the anti—apartheid movement, who has died. she was 81. the former wife of nelson mandela was at the centre of the struggle against white minority rule, but she was also a controversial figure, accused of corruption and of condoning violence against opponents. andrew harding looks back at her life. into a new south africa. if he became a saintly icon, she was some

nelson mandela died in two thousand and thirteen. winnie mandela is mainly remembered for her unwavering commitment to the end of apartheid. for many years she bore the brunt of this senseless per tomatillo of the apartheid state with story says him and fortitude despite the hardships she faced she never doubted that the struggle for freedom and democracy which triumph and succeed. after a lengthy illness when he meant ella died in hospital surrounded by her family. however for many her image as a fighter lives on. or more on winnie mandela his legacy let's cross over to johannesburg where jason burke from the guardian newspaper is standing by for us jason tell us about winnie mandela his place in the parte movement what role did she play i think one of most important roles for the mind of a play was during a ninety seven thousand nine hundred eighty s. when many of the senior a.n.c. leaders including our husband nelson mandela were imprisoned during that time when he said he was imprisoned on a number of occasions what's around eigh

we as south africa are all in morning remembering south africa's former first lady we need mandela we take a look back at her legacy and friends deals with a national rail strike this expected to cause chaos for commuters. welcome to the program israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has suspended a deal reached with the un's refugee agency which would have seen thousands of african migrants and asylum seekers resettled in western countries they had replaced a controversial plan that would deport them to a third country in africa charlotte dallas has more. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu announcing on national television a solution for the future of thousands of african asylum seekers. is a unique agreement with israel let me move sixteen thousand two hundred fifty people we moved them to developed countries like canada or germany or italy that's the commitment of the united nations high commissioner to remove them to organize it to form that expense just hours later no deal on facebook and twitter he you turned caving under pressure from members of his government and the

born in the eastern cape province as a young social worker when he mandela enjoyed the humiliations and limitations of racial segregation shortly after marrying the lawyer nelson mandela he was handed a life sentence for his anti apartheid activities with her husband in jail she became a leading voice of the air and sea and her jailed husband in one nine hundred sixty nine she was imprisoned tortured and sent into exile by the apartheid regime many say this harsh treatment had hardened her she was convicted for charges relating to the one nine hundred ninety one kidnapping and killing of a fourteen year old suspected informer stomping work at sea the following year in the shock to the nation south africa's first couple split but she retained a loyal political following within the a.n.c. sometimes putting her at odds with her ex-husband archbishop archbishop desmond tutu another veteran of the struggle says her courageous defiance was deeply inspirational to generations of activists while tributes are being paid to winnie mandela as mourners gather outside her house and sweater cathe

winnie mandela the former wife of nelson mandela spent years in the public eye as an anti-apartheid campaigner my husband has been fighting for the liberation of the african people for their work and when you speak of all of the racial groups in this country she'd been suffering from a long illness for which she spent much of this year in and out of hospital she was revered and controversial in equal measure you were up here through this morning. testimony. often really out of our government. but earlier years famed our country during her husband's twenty seven year imprisonment in robben island when it made a crucial role in directing the anti-apartheid struggle. in one thousand nine hundred ninety now so mandela was freed and the world watched as a jew i walked out of prison hand in hand but by the end of the next year when he was found guilty and fined for her involvement in the kidnapping of forced to wear to school children and the killing of a boy in a stumpy by had team of bodyguards the necklacing method in which he was burnt to death with petrol filled tires horrified south africans.

winnie mandela — the south african anti—apartheid campaigner and former wife of nelson mandela — has the age of 81. the south african president, cyril ramaphosa paid tribute . she was not only an inspiration, but she also touched the lives of many millions of south africans during the dark days of apartheid. donald trump's trade war with china heats up as beijing slaps tariffs onto american pork, wine and hundreds of other products. the british medical association, is warning that the nhs could be under as much pressure this summer as it was during the winter crisis. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, will stand down in october when her contract expires after a series of recent controversies. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are henry zeffman, political correspondent at the times and jessica elgot, political correspondent at the guardian. we will look through those front pages in a moment. the guardian says thousands of nhs ambulances are unable to attend 999 calls because they are delayed at hospital

this is it only news live from berlin death of an anti apartheid icon south africa's winnie mandela has died at the age of eighty one and activist and the first wife of nelson mandela for many sure as the mother of the nation but her past was also littered with controversies also coming up a landslide victory in just present of the fatah has sisi is reelected garnering over ninety seven percent of the vote but low turnout and a lack of any credible opposition cast doubt over the validity of the ballot and china throws a punch in an increasingly bitter trade spat beijing imposes duties on three billion dollars worth of u.s. imports including pork and fruit and response to president trump's punitive tariffs . thanks for your company everyone and we start our broadcast with some breaking news out of south africa where anti apartheid campaigner winnie mandela has died at the age of eighty one after a long illness while the news was announced by her personal assistant when mendell was the ex-wife of the late president and apartheid icon nelson mandela while her legacy in south africa was mix

played a key part in ending apartheid in south africa but was also boiled in controversy when he mandela has died at the age of eighty one. you know i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up israel rolls back on a controversial plan to send african asylum seekers back to african countries will be sent to the west instead. seven people are killed as huge protests we've been deal over sued green court ruling that ballots say fails to protect them. and we're in libya where more and more people at digging for their own source of water but it's one that laced with harmful chemicals. a come to the program our top story the south african anti apostate activist winnie mandela as died at the age of eighty one years old when he was married to south africa's first black president nelson mandela before their divorce in one thousand nine hundred ninety six. i was alongside him on his release from jail six years later she remained a popular figure out and was known as the mother of the nation this despite a links to violent protest a family say she died in hospital after a

wife of nelson mandela, who has died aged 81.ly by fears of an american trade war with china. the dow jones ended just under 2% lower. it is a confrontation that has been brewing since emmanuel macron became the president of france. he has promised to change employment laws to make it easier for companies to hire and fire. trade unions are firmly opposed, and have launched a series of strikes that will stretch into late spring. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. things looked fairly sedate at paris's gard du nord in the final hours before the strike got under way, but appearances can be deceptive, passengers keen to travel while they still can. translation: i won't know paris. i have to travel up won't know paris. i have to travel up north and i wonder whether i can come back. that is that. translation: it is annoying. at first i really didn't dwell on it. i ke pt first i really didn't dwell on it. i kept telling myself there would be alternatives, but now it is starting to get annoying. i was looking but the trains have been cancelle

presidents or all oppose a has certainly picked up that bet and he was also nelson mandela. so we sort of know moving again back into that type of man didn't. try and unify people instead of divisions and stuff on taint thank you very much for your insight . you're watching the w. news live from earl and i'm happy quite often more coming up at the top of the hour drive if you can thanks for watching. good shape so wondrous healing affects some of the brain in many cultures we call to see what medication that doesn't contain any active ingredients especially in pain treatment we know that placebos work at the patients is to believe. in good shape next on c w. i i need to try he was the voice of the nine hundred sixty eight generation. in our fighting to ensure there's no one as a last resort to arms. that he was a pioneer if you can we can treat a world that has never been seen before and the bush won society's worst nightmare . public enemy number one movie. in forty five minutes on d w. coach of british coffee going to. join linked to news from africa and the world the furo

winnie mandela was first known as the wife of one of the nation's biggest dissidents nelson mandela but in one thousand nine hundred sixty four after just six years of marriage her husband was given a life sentence on charges of sabotage and plotting to overthrow the government he spent the next twenty seven years behind bars before being released in one thousand nine when he supported him and the anti-apartheid cause eventually also serving time in prison my husband has been fighting for the liberation of the african people for someone else. in this country in the one nine hundred ninety s. when his reputation also began to suffer she was implicated in the kidnapping and killing of a teenager accused of being an informer. she was also convicted of fraud when her husband was released from prison she was there to greet him although she later described the marriage as a sham the mandela's divorced shortly after he became president. nelson mandela died in two thousand and thirteen. today his ex-wife winnie mandela is mainly remembered for her unwavering commitment to the end of apartheid.

nelson mandela died in two thousand and thirteen. winnie mandela is mainly remembered for her unwavering commitment to the end of apartheid. for many years she bore the brunt of this senseless perk. of the apartheid state with stories and fortitude despite the hardships you faced she never doubted that the struggle for freedom and democracy triumph. you know. after a lengthy illness winnie mandela died in hospital surrounded by her family. however for many her image as a fighter lives on. when he mandela was considered a giant in the anti-apartheid movement earlier i spoke with jason burke a journalist for the guardian newspaper in johannesburg and asked him about her activism. the president himself the senior members of the a.n.c. church leaders inside will have already told a key role in maintaining the determination of tens of millions of people to overthrow the assad regime particularly in the seventy's and eighty's when many of the more established leaders of the african national congress were in prison. nelson mandela she was s

affairs and so on, at least allegations, and mandela had to deal with that, and also winnie mandela, with some of the anc tactics, there were different views. mandela had to deal with all three of these issues. and it was always unlikely that their relationship would overcome the long absence of them being together, and also winnie mandela being almost an independent leader in her own right and also wanted to be the leader of the anc herself. thank you for your time. nick miller has the weather. we have been talking about rain and snow. all eyes op scotland. quite low levels in the central belt, that is possible as we go through the next few hour, this is the view from south yorkshire earlier, where we had a good covering of snow in place, heavy wet snow, flattening the spring flowers but this is the zone we are watching new for some of the heavier snow, notjust on the hiss. i see rain in northern ireland, more of us in northern england have turned away to rain, and here is that snow in scotland. so it is edging its way further north. as it turns heavier in the central belt sleet wil

during apartheid she was known as the mother of the nation winnie mandela the former wife of nelson mandela spent years in the public eye as an anti-apartheid campaigner mine has big has been fighting for the liberation of the african people for the working how wonderfully of all the russian clubs in this country she'd been suffering from a long illness for which she spent much of this year in and out of hospital she was revered and controversial in equal measure she has been. one of the strongest women in our struggle who suffered burns. and half hearted regime. who was in prison who was banished. who was treated very badly separated not only from her husband but from eight children as well and that you know people during her husband's twenty seven year imprisonment in robben island when he played a crucial role in directing the anti-apartheid struggle. in one thousand nine hundred ninety now so mandela was freed and the world watched as a jew i walked out of prison hand in hand but by the end of the next year when he was found guilty and fined for her involvement in the kidnapping of forc

south african anti-apartheid activist when he magic asylum mandela died at the age of eighty one when he was married to south africa's first black president nelson mandela before that divorce in one thousand nine hundred sixty and she was alongside him upon his release from jail six years earlier she remained popular and was known as the mother of the nation but she was also a divisive figure through her links to violent protest. was one of the greatest spine of the struggle. for valiantly. state and. to hold the line for the free off the country. resistance to a party. or new middle spoke asians. or you're looking at live pictures now of scenes outside winnie mandela house in soweto people have been gathering there to pay tribute prominent south african figures have also been sending in their condolences fellow human rights campaigner and former archbishop desmond tutu says winnie mandela was a defining symbol of the anti apostate struggle catherine soy has more now from johannesburg. we knew mandela died this afternoon surrounded by friends and family have family members held a pres

mandela, who's died at 81.n the midst of repression, she was a voice of defiance and resistance. protests are continuing along gaza's border with israel, after 16 palestinians were killed by israeli soldiers. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, i in the morning in london, and 8pm in new york, where the dowjones has fallen by nearly 2%. this is partly due to china's decision to retaliate and impose tariffs on more than 100 imports, including pork and wine from the us. it's in response to president trump's decision to slap duty on chinese—made steel and aluminium. so the markets are nervous and everyone is wondering what the next move will be. from washington, gary o'donoghue reports. at the white house today, the trumps were entertaining children in the annual easter egg roll. but all the jollity couldn't mask the fact that on trade, the president's hard line means the chickens are coming home to roost. china's retaliation was never in doubt — but on what and how much, was the question. now we know $3 billion o

of an anti apartheid icon south africa's winnie mandela has died at the age of eighty one an activist and the first wife of nelson mandela for many she was the mother of the nation but her past was also littered with controversies also coming up an excess exclusive look inside syria's is reasonable doubt we follow an activist and resident of the rebel enclave as he prepares to flee to safety on this since rebels reportedly agreed to abandon the stronghold close china throws a punch in an increasingly bitter treat spat to beijing imposes judy's on the region a billion dollars worth of u.s. imports including court to ensure that in response to president from spirit of tariffs and life as an immigrant worker in saudi arabia to be used for the fish are reports on how reforms in the kingdom are making life more difficult for some foreign workers. thanks for your company everyone. south african anti-apartheid campaigner winnie mandela has died at the age of eighty one after a long illness the news when it was announced by her personal assistant winnie mandela was the ex-wife of the late pre

life with husband nelson mandela. just two years into their marriage and nelson began serving a life sentence on charges of sabotage and plotting to overthrow the government when a who's given name nom samuel means one who strives became a leading figure in the anti-apartheid movement. mine has been passed been fighting for the liberation of the african people for their work and how one experience all good i should have kept in this country were there but harmony was not to become a part of winnie's doctrine after years of mistreatment by white police including solitary confinement and torture when he became radicalized she endorsed violent methods including necklacing the burning a life of police informants. bad white man's love. you want to follow her we could go kill her and go on to cool the five live our lives was a little over done. by god when he was implicated in the kidnapping and killing of a fourteen year old accused of being a spy and showed little remorse for his death she was also convicted of fraud. whe

i was south africa celebrates the life of a key leader in the fight against apartheid winnie mandela has died at the age of eighty one. welcome to the program israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has cancelled a deal to work with the un to resettle african migrants and to sign them seekers netanyahu initially agreed not to deport thousands of african asylum seekers to rwanda after the un offered to assist in resettlement the un said monday that they learned he had gone back on their agreement through the media reports. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu announcing on national television a solution for the future of thousands of african asylum seekers the middle of the show. is a unique agreement with israel let me move sixteen thousand two hundred fifty people we moved them to developed countries like canada or germany or italy that's the commitment of the united nations high commissioner just hours later he suspended it much to the surprise of the un a day later cancelled it entirely caving under pressure from members of his government and the public after consulting wit

has died when you my dick is mandela was eighty one years old she was known as the mother of the nation for her fight against apartheid it's we will have more on that story a little later on in the program a controversial plan to expel thousands of african migrants from israel back to their homeland or to another african country is off the table instead israel has reached a deal with the u.n. to send sixteen thousand of them to western countries the interior ministry puts the number of undocumented migrants at around forty two thousand under the original plan israel offered them a plane ticket and money to be relocated to an unnamed african country stephanie deck is live for us in west jerusalem so stephanie the details now why only sixteen thousand and what happens to them. well initially was supposed to be a mass deportation all of them would be deportable they've given two choices actually deport taishan to another country as you mention mostly believed to be rwanda and also uganda or face sort of indefinite jail time and many of the the asylum seekers that we've been speaking to ove

winnie macadezela mandela was married for 38 years to nelson mandela, spanning his journey from prisoner on robben island to becoming south africa's first black president, fighting for justice and keeping his memory alive during his 27-year public absence. >> the country itself is in prison for oppressed people. there is hardly a darker hour than the other, because your very life is determined by apartheid. >> reporter: nelson mandela was released from prison in 1990 and the two walked hand in hand top a changing political environment, but winnie mandela's legacy is not without controversy. in 1991 convicted of kidnapping and for years dogged by accusations of ties to murder. yet for many, her fight for equality frames her legacy and today messages around the world memorializing the woman hailed by some as the mother of south africa. today supporters gathered outside of her home. >> we do know we shall get our freedom and we shall have a just society. >> winnie mandela died today in johannesburg. she was 81 years old. >>> we'll take a short break. a lot more to tell you about. in fact, a