Winnie Mandela threatened with having her belongings sold off to pay school fees . Nelson Mandela 's , ex-wife of South Africans icon Winnie Mandela , is regarded by many as `` mother of the nation '' Commentators say Nelson Mandela 's increasingly isolated from political and biological families . ` Internal tensions within the family could have played a role in no one coming to Mrs Mandela 's aid , '' political analyst Somadoda Fikeni told CNN . ` Nelson Mandela family embroiled in legal battle over former political prisoner 's money .
Winnie Mandela threatened with having her belongings sold off to pay school fees . Nelson Mandela 's , ex-wife of South Africans icon Winnie Mandela , is regarded by many as `` mother of the nation '' Commentators say Nelson Mandela 's increasingly isolated from political and biological families . Nelson Mandela family embroiled in legal battle over former political prisoner 's money .