His mother visited in 1968, dying shortly after, and his firstborn son Thembi died in a car accident the following year; Mandela was forbidden from attending either funeral.
A súa nai visitouno nunha ocasión en 1968 e faleceu ó pouco tempo, e o seu fillo Thembi faleceu nun accidente de tráfico ó ano seguinte, sen que lle permitisen a Mandela asistir ó seu funeral.