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Winnie Mandela's items to be sold over incurred debt

Winnie Mandela's items to be auctioned to offset a debt incurred at a school. (Photo:Reuters)

Johannesburg; South Africa:  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.

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