(Bloomberg) -- Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the second wife of Nelson Mandela and a leading politician in her own right, has died at the age of 81, South Africa’s Herald newspaper reported, citing her Personal Assistant Zodwa Zwane.
Her family will issue a statement later, Zwane said.
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