Although he did not see his mother again for many years, Mandela felt that Jongintaba and his wife Noengland treated him as their own child, raising him alongside their son, Justice, and daughter, Nomafu.
Meski ia tidak akan melihat ibunya lagi selama sekian tahun, Mandela merasa bahwa Jongintaba dan istrinya Noengland memperlakukannya seperti anak sendiri, membesarkannya bersama putra-putri mereka, Justice dan Nomafu.