Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Joins Twitter, Trends and Gains Thousands of Followers

by Thando on Oct 16th, 2013

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela joined Twitter last Friday and has collected an impressive 4 689 followers since then. She was even trending in South Africa yesterday.

The account will be managed by her office staff and PR team, with tweets directly from her signed with WM.

In a series of tweets she explained that she refuses to only speak to people at rallies: “I have it on good authority (grand-children) that I would find you here.”

Madikizela-Mandela also said that she would like to challenge the assumption that Twitter is just for armchair critics: “I know that many of you exchange ideas, debate issues and I too want to join that conversation.”

Winnie Mandela, @winniemandela is now trending in South Africa http://t.co/2CuazzNYPS

— Trendsmap SthAfrica (@TrendsSthAfrica) October 15, 2013

I appreciate that you all have some questions&comments. I cannot respond to each of you personally, I hope the next few tweets will suffice.

— Winnie Mandela (@winniemandela) October 15, 2013

Democracy at play. The right for people to fight for an identity… WM

— Winnie Mandela (@winniemandela) October 15, 2013

…a political home that reflects your ideals and where you would like to see the country go.

— Winnie Mandela (@winniemandela) October 15, 2013

You, young people determine the discourse of this country. WM

— Winnie Mandela (@winniemandela) October 15, 2013

I refuse to talk to you only at rallies. I have it on good authority (grand-children) that I would find you here. WM

— Winnie Mandela (@winniemandela) October 15, 2013