Mandela on 85 fraud charges

WINNIE MANDELA, the former wife of South Africa's Nelson Mandela, appeared in a Pretoria court yesterday to face fraud and theft charges.

Mandela, 64, a member of the ruling African National Congress party, faces 85 counts of fraud and theft involving nearly £65,000.

The charges stem from an alleged scheme to obtain bank loans for non-existent employees of her ANC Women’s League.