{"id":54837,"date":"2026-04-03T10:58:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T10:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=54837"},"modified":"2026-04-03T10:58:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T10:58:05","slug":"the-legacy-of-winnie-mandela-redefined-by-granddaughters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/03\/the-legacy-of-winnie-mandela-redefined-by-granddaughters\/","title":{"rendered":"The legacy of Winnie Mandela redefined by granddaughters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"h-\">The granddaughters of the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela explore their grandmother\u2019s multi-layered legacy in a new Netflix documentary series titled <em>The Trials of Winnie Mandela<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The streaming platform officially dropped the trailer for the political icon on Thursday, 2 April. The documentary premieres in April, coinciding with the eighth anniversary of her passing.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the African National Congress (ANC) commemorated her sixth anniversary since her passing with a wreath-laying ceremony in Fourways, Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-trials-of-winnie-mandela-a-legacy-redefined\">\u2018THE TRIALS OF WINNIE MANDELA\u2019: A LEGACY REDEFINED<\/h2>\n<p>Through the lenses of Winnie\u2019s granddaughters, Zaziwe Manaway and Swati Dlamini, they embark on a journey that reflects their personal perspectives on their prolific grandmother, whom they lovingly called \u201cBig Mommy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Winnie\u2019s former personal assistant, Zodwa Zwane, along with other contributors \u2013 both critics and supporters- shared their insights on Winnie.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-part documentary is premised on everything about Winnie Mandela, from her victories, scandals, and experiences during the apartheid era. The archives include exclusive content from her later years.<\/p>\n<p>It further unpacks the mystery shrouding her, which stems from the many facets of her illustrious legacy.<\/p>\n<p>In the trailer, the granddaughters wrestle with questions like \u201cAre you a murderer?\u201d \u201cAre you a kidnapper? \u201cDid you have an affair with grandad?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, as they reflect on the documentary, will they find answers to these pertinent questions?\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DWn524eAY3p\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>In an official announcement from Netflix, additional details regarding the upcoming documentary are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Directed by the late, two-time Emmy Award\u00ae-winning documentary filmmaker Mandy Jacobson, the series unfolds from the perspective of Madikizela-Mandela\u2019s granddaughters, HRH Princess Zaziwe Manaway (n\u00e9e Dlamini) and HRH Princess Swati Mandela-Dlamini, who is also credited as a producer, as they set out to find the essence of their iconic grandmother, affectionately known to them as \u2018Big Mommy<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThrough their journey, the story pieces together a portrait shaped by personal accounts, family memory, and public record.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Audiences will hear the \u2018Mother of the Nation\u2019 in her own words as she reflects on her childhood, her activism, and her relationships as a wife, mother, and comrade, drawing on never-before-seen footage from the later years of the struggle icon\u2019s life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-zaziwe-and-swati-s-love-for-storytelling\">ZAZIWE AND SWATI\u2019S LOVE FOR STORYTELLING<\/h2>\n<p>Through their various projects, it is clear that Zaziwe and Swati have a penchant for storytelling, especially about their revered and legendary family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The year was 2013 when the duo created and starred in their reality show, <em>Being Mandela<\/em>. The show lifted a veil on their lives and dynamics within their family.<\/p>\n<p>Both of their grandparents were still alive to witness their first bite into the world of storytelling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#legacy #Winnie #Mandela #redefined #granddaughters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The granddaughters of the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela explore their grandmother\u2019s multi-layered legacy in a new Netflix documentary series titled The&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54837"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54839,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54837\/revisions\/54839"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}