The former home of Nelson Mandela's first wife, Evelyn Mase Mandela has fallen into ruin. The house on the main street of Cofimvaba in Intsika Yethu Local Municipality of the Eastern Cape has been vandalised. People move freely in and out of the property.
Nceba Ntlebe, a neighbour, says, "It is sad to see MaMqwati's [Evelyn's] house look like this. She loved her garden and was a very neat person. Now it is full of rubbish and filthy."
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