Previously unreleased findings from the 2026 African Youth Survey show 51% of South Africans aged 18 to 24 selected Madikizela-Mandela as Africa’s greatest female liberation fighter. Albertina Sisulu, her nearest South African rival, received 6%, followed by Helen Joseph on 5%. The survey further found that 65% of African youth would support legislation reserving a specific percentage of government positions for women. Ivor Ichikowitz, founder and commissioner of the African Youth Survey, said, “This is a verdict from the generation born after apartheid, and it is impossible to dismiss,” Ichikowitz said. They also follow the April release of the seven-part Netflix documentary The Trials of Winnie Mandela, executive produced by Ichikowitz.