South Africa - Winnie Mandela opens museum

(30 Nov 1997) T/I 10:53:46 GS 10:00:00 The former home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on Saturday (29/11) was declared a museum during a ceremony which featured traditional South African singing and dancing. After five days of negative publicity, Madikizela-Mandela, who spent the whole of last week under intense pressure at the TRC hearings into alleged human rights abuses by her so-called 'Mandela United Football Club', refused to comment on the hearings. SHOWS: JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 29/11 CU Winnie Mandela arriving at the house/museum, Goes inside, CU Winnie smiling while choir sings, VS pictures and exhibits in the museum; Choir singing, People watching; SOT Winnie Mandela "We just invited you to share with us moments of joy, the home brings a lot of memories to us in Soweto, to our families, to my children, my grandchildren and my great grand-daughter too, so I am very wealthy in this respect.(indicating her family surrounding her)." CA media; SOT Winnie Mandela "A lot of history has taken place here many battles fought here and generally it is a very historical part of our South Africa." Journalist asking about the truth commission; SOT Winnie Mandela "I have heard you I have been nice I said please, lets just go in and enjoy ourselves." Man removing curtain over plaque, Winnie steps in to help carrying her great-grandaughter, Zoom in on plaque, Winnie inside with guests smiling and laughing. Runs 3.14 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...