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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has, in a furious letter, attacked the ANC, accusing the party of “shabby treatment” and abusing the Mandela name.

The struggle veteran, in a letter addressed to party spokesman Jackson Mthembu, blasted the ANC, saying: “We [the Mandela family] only matter when we have to be used for some agenda.”

A clearly hurt and livid Madikizela-Mandela wrote the letter in response to a request by Mthembu for a meeting to discuss the ANC’s centenary celebrations, which involve former president Nelson Mandela during his birthday month.