South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died at the age of 81.
Her personal assistant Zodwa Swane confirmed her death on Monday and said a statement would be released later.
She was Nelson Mandela’s wife while he was imprisoned on Robben Island, a marriage that lasted for 38 years.
They divorced two years into his presidency but she continued to visit her former husband daily until his death.
