Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Court orders Winnie Mandela to sell possessions over incurred debt



A South African magistrate has ordered Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to auction off scores of paintings, sculptures and a silver tea set to pay off her debts, according to a court document seen Tuesday. Household goods belonging to the once revered anti-apartheid campaigner and ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, will go under the hammer next Tuesday to cover fees she owes to an upmarket Johannesburg private school, according to the order released by a Soweto sheriff.
A dining table set, 50 paintings, sculptures and a “room with books” are listed in the sale. Madikizela-Mandela owes the school around 40,000 rand ($4,300, 3,350 euros) in accommodation fees for a family member, the Sowetan newspaper reported. She earns around 900,000 rand ($98,000, 75,000 euros) a year as a member of South Africa’s parliament.

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