Despite the allegations of fraud and murder against her, many people continued to support her. She remained a voice for those at the grassroots and listened to people. During the May 1994 elections (when Nelson Mandela was elected President) Winnie was an outspoken critic of the ANC and of Nelson Mandela for not transforming the country quickly enough. She was given the post of Deputy Minister for Arts, Culture, Science and Technology in the new government but was sacked less than a year later for ignoring party discipline and for continued criticism of government. At the time Nelson Mandela said that he hoped the act of being sacked would help her to review and seek to improve her conduct. In 1996 Nelson and Winnie Mandela were divorced following four years of separation. In 1997 Winnie Madikizela Mandela (as she now liked to be known) had to appear before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC. The TRC aimed to uncover the truth about human rights abuses under apartheid and to promote reconciliation through hearing the testimony of those who suffered and the confessions of torturers and terrorists. It concluded that she was aware of and in some cases probably took part in murders, abductions and assaults by the Mandela United Football Club - as her bodyguards of the time were known.