Maisha ni tamu kweli but it depends on how you make it. Eat well, exercise and you will live a long life. Sexy photos of Winnie Mandela, the former wife of late South African president Nelson Mandela have surfaced online setting tongues on fire. Winnie  celebrated her upcoming 80th birthday which falls on September 26 in Cape Town at the Mount Nelson Hotel.

Politicians, among them Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, prominent people, musicians family and friends attended the birthday party where her sexy looks left heads turning. Despite her age she looked like a woman in her fifties. Winnie is definitely ageing like fine wine.

Ramaphosa who had a chance to speak at the colourful party, commented on Winnie Mandela’s beauty and ended by reciting Maya Angelou’s poem Still I Rise.

“Many of us remember how constant she was, even when we read about her in the 1950s and 1960s, she was constant, and she remains constant. She has lived a beautiful life and went through victories and setbacks.”

He also praised Winnie saying that she is a great lady and that she has always been there for people whenever they needed her

“She has been a diamond; built to last, built to shine and built never to break. Whenever people faced a challenge, Mama Winnie was among the first to arrive. She did not only give them words but she gave them hope and encouragement and also physical help,” said Ramaphosa. Winnie Mandela is a great example to African women and we hope we will have many more like her.

Here are the photos everyone is talking about;