Winnie denies Mandela family feud

December 19, 2013 23:41

Nelson Mandela's ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has denied that his family is engaged in a "succession or dynasty" battle amid media reports of a family feud. She also said the anti-apartheid fighter's eldest daughter is now the head of the family.

The Johannesburg tabloid The Times reported earlier this week that Mandela's grandson Mandla had found himself locked out of the Mandela homestead in the Eastern Cape hamlet of Qunu where Mandela was buried on Sunday.

According to the report, Mandela's eldest daughter, Makaziwe Mandela, had ordered the locks changed after she arrived while Mandla was keeping vigil next to his grandfather's coffin as the body lay in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria for three days.

Mandla also reportedly found his home on the Mandela estate without electricity and water on the day of his grandfather's burial.

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