This street is not about mama Winnie, it's about all of us: Lesufi

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'This street is not about mama Winnie Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela, it's about all of us,' Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi said on Tuesday at the renaming of Johannesburg's William Nicol to Winnie Mandela Drive.

Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda presiding over the ceremony said renaming the road signified a “milestone in promoting the [city's] agenda of social cohesion”.

26 Sep 2023 8AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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