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The late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
- Winifred Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela was born in Mbhongweni Village in Mbizana on September 26, 1936.
- On June 14, 1958, she married former President Nelson Mandela at Ludeke Mission in Ludeke Village in Mbizana.
- Arts and culture MEC Fezeka Nkomone said that the name change immortalizes Winnie for her selflessness and the enormous contribution she made to the achievement of freedom and democracy in South Africa.
The local municipality of Mbizana in the Eastern Cape has been renamed Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality.
The area is renamed in honor of its most famous daughter.
The new name of the municipality, located in Mbizana, was signed by the Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Xolile Nqatha in a Gazette of the provincial government on Thursday.
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The name change will take effect on the first day of the month following its publication in the provincial bulletin.
The Eastern Cape Arts and Culture MEC, Fezeka Nkomonye, said her department welcomed the town’s name change to Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
The move immortalizes Madikizela-Mandela for her massive and selfless contribution to the achievement of freedom and democracy in South Africa, Nkomonye said.
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“This also recognizes the important role that women play in the struggle for national liberation,” Nkomonye added.
Winifred Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela was born in Mbhongweni Village in Mbizana on September 26, 1936.
Most significantly, her marriage ceremony to the late President Nelson Mandela took place at Ludeke Mission in Ludeke Village in Mbizana on June 14, 1958.
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The mayor of the local Winnie Madikizela-Mandela municipality, Daniswa Mafumbatha, said the decision to change the municipality’s name to Madikizela-Mandela is to honor her for her role in the fight against apartheid and the resistance she demonstrated as a freedom fighter. and as a mother.
She said that the proposal for the name was first made in 2018. Mafumbatha said:
“The name change … will preserve your name for generations to come. Winnie Madikizela Mandela married former President Nelson Mandela here in Mbizana in June 1958. That alone is a rich heritage that must be preserved and preserved for the generations to come. ”
The province’s Cogta spokesperson, Mamkeli Ngam, said the name was signed by Nqatha after it was proposed by the Mbizana municipality after a consultation process.
The municipality, located on the Wild Coast, in the former Transkei, has 31 districts.
The council is made up of 62 councilors and 12 traditional leaders.
When asked if there were more municipalities online to change the name, Nkomonye said: “The need to change the name of other municipalities in the Eastern Cape will be the result of public participation processes and consultations that local authorities carry out from Occasionally.
“Cogta and the municipalities will handle those processes on their own. The department and the Geographical Names Committee of the Eastern Cape Province will only help in areas (where) Cogta and the municipalities need clarity or support.”
