Winnie loses appeal in battle for Madiba's Qunu homestead Winnie Mandela has lost her claim to former President Nelson Mandela's Qunu homestead, in a decision handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal regarding the review application, but upheld an appeal against the costs order granted by the Eastern Cape Local Division. Winnie Mandela approached the Supreme Court of Appeal to overturn a 2016 decision by the Eastern Cape High Court which dismissed her application to acquire Mandela's home in Qunu. SOURCE: NEWS24 ---DECRYPTED---