Possibilities

Mandela's other children

So who has Mandela left behind? What we know for sure is that Mandela fathered six children, had 17 grandchildren and many great grandchildren. But in a bizarre twist, two women – one has since died – have also claimed to be his daughters from affairs with other women in the course of his marriage to Winnie. Onicca Nyembezi Mothoa, who bears a strong resemblance to Mandela, demanded to see him before he died, but the Mandela family denied her access to him.