MY BOSS, MRS MANDELA, walking with God, serving Mam' Winnie

202pp., colour illus., paperback, Ride or Die Press, No Place, 2026

ISBN: 9780639889740

Zodwa Zwane was Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s personal assistant and confidante from 2007 until her death in April 2018. Her memoir covers intense periods of Winnie Mandela's life, including scandals, heartbreaks and the traumas of banishment. It is a tribute to the sisterhood and loyalty between the two women, revealing how they worked together to manage secrets and navigate political and personal crises.

"Intimate, raw and impossible to ignore, if feels like slipping into a room you never meant to enter, where you see past the myth of Winnie Mandela and she is revealed as humorous, complex and tenderly human." Lindiwe Hani, author of Being Chris Hani's Daughter

Zodwa Zwane grew up in apartheid-era Soweto and worked in the financial sector and as a medical administrator before becoming Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s personal assistant.

Journalist and TV series producer Bonga Percy Vilakazi currently works as a creative manager at Netflix, based in Amsterdam and Johannesburg.