Special Report Transcript Episode 65, Section 1, Time 02:32

We had no way of establishing the truth about this murder, apart from getting confirmation that Koekie Zwane’s dead body was found in 1989. One complicating factor we had to keep in mind was the widespread allegations that Richardson was working with the security police. There is a real possibility that he could even have been an Agent Provocateur, in fact it now seems that most people in the drama surrounding Madikizela-Mandela had some connection with the security police, including the star witness in the BBC documentary, Katiza Cebekhulu. We have never encountered a muddier investigation. It seems as if all the perpetrators and participants are either lying or telling half truths or hiding something. The Special Report’s interest in this story lies not with Winnie and who she is or was, but with human rights violations committed in our past. Two boys connected with Madikizela-Mandela were killed in one wild year, 1988. Stompie Seipei was a teenage activist from Parys and Lolo Sono was a Soweto youngster. Winnie accused them both of being spies.

Notes: Max du Preez