As South Africans mourn the death of Winnie Madikizela Mandela, struggle stalwart, Lillian Diedericks who was at the forefront of the Women's March to the Union Buildings in 1956, has described her as a fearless woman. She spoke to the SABC from her home in Port Elizabeth. She says Madikizela-Mandela survived the most difficult period of her life. Our reporter Noma Bolani take a look at the late icon's life.

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