‘A Home without Walls’ online exhibit

For many years we have wanted to tell the world, especially fellow South Africans, about our family, and particularly about our grandmother, Zanyiwe Winifred Nomzamo Nobandla Madikizela.

While she was affectionately known as “Mam’Winnie” by many of her supporters; we, her children and grandchildren, called her “Big Mommy” or “Mami”, which sums up who she was for us.

An upcoming virtual exhibit will provide an intimate portrait of our grandmother. It will give you, the visitor an opportunity to peer through the windows of her home in Maseli Street, Orlando West, where precious memories were formed and where daily life continued away from the glare of the media.

The house, where she lived from 1990 until her passing, will one day become the Winnie Mandela Memorial Centre. our memories and insider’s account of the Mandela family, together with Big Mommy’s archive (handwritten notes, letters, speeches, her personal diaries, her awards, photographs from her personal albums), all form a unique picture of her as a mother and granny.

We look forward to sharing this intimate portrait with you early next year.

On behalf of Zenani and the family we would like to extend our sincerest gratitude and appreciation to Robert, his family, GUMA and Gijima Group for their invaluable support which enabled us to produce this Commemorative Supplement in honour of our mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.