Special Report Transcript Episode 65, Section 1, Time 04:59

But let’s start at the beginning. In 1977 Winnie was banished to Brandfort. When she came back to Soweto after a severe illness in 1988 she must have harboured a great deal of frustration and anger about her treatment by the police. She surrounded herself with a group of boys and young men whom she called the Mandela United Football Club. This team only played one match. By late 1989 the Mandela Football Club coached by Jerry Richardson had become the terror of the township. Also in Orlando West was popular Methodist minister Paul Verryn. Winnie seemed to have disliked Verryn’s influence. According to most characters in this drama Winnie decided to discredit Verryn. This is where Katiza Cebekhulu comes into the picture. Cebekhulu told the BBC that Winnie sent him to stay at the Methodist Mission and there to accuse Verryn of rape. It was at this point that things went horribly wrong for Madikizela-Mandela. Cebekhulu told Verryn’s assistant Xoliswa Falati that he was raped. She took him to Winnie Mandela who immediately ordered Richardson and his gang to kidnap the boys staying with Verryn and take them to her house in Diepkloof. Stompie Seipei was one of them.

Notes: Max du Preez; Brandfort.; MUFC; Paul Verryn

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