South Africa's Madikizela-Mandela Denies Approving Madiba Book

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of late president Nelson Mandela, has denied claims that she approved the publication of a controversial book describing the leader's final years, saying that she only signed the first copy of "Mandela's Last Years" at the request of its author Lieutenant General Vejay Ramlakan.

Winnie Mandela (file photo).

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