South African mourners visit home of Madikizela-Mandela

Denis Farrell

South African mourners visit home of Madikizela-Mandela

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party gather outside the family home of the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, in Soweto, South Africa, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Some South Africans are paying tribute to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, visiting the home of the anti-apartheid activist and ex-wife of Nelson Mandela a day after she died. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

Themba Hadebe

South African mourners visit home of Madikizela-Mandela

FILE - In this Friday, June 30, 2017 file photo South Africa's ruling party president Jacob Zuma, left, greets Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa, during the African national Congress policy conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. South African state broadcaster SABC said Monday April 2, 2018, that anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Matt Dunham

South African mourners visit home of Madikizela-Mandela

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 file photo Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Nelson Mandela's former wife, listens to speakers during the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in Soweto near Johannesburg. South African state broadcaster SABC said Monday April 2, 2018, that anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Posted: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 6:59 am | Updated: 7:16 am, Tue Apr 3, 2018.

South African mourners visit home of Madikizela-Mandela Associated Press |

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Some South Africans are paying tribute to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, visiting the home of the anti-apartheid activist and ex-wife of Nelson Mandela a day after she died.

Women's league members from South Africa's ruling party sang outside Madikizela-Mandela's house in the Soweto area of Johannesburg on Tuesday.

Julius Malema, an opposition leader, later spoke to a crowd of supporters outside the home, saying South Africans must "bid farewell to a giant."

President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday that a state funeral will be held for Madikizela-Mandela on April 14. She died at age 81 after an illness.

Madikizela-Mandela was persecuted by the apartheid government, and venerated by many South Africans, because of her activism against white minority rule. Her reputation was sullied by scandals, including a 1991 conviction for kidnapping and assault.