Their first child, Madiba "Thembi" Thembekile, was born in February 1945; a daughter, Makaziwe, was born in 1947 but died of meningitis nine months later
Mwana wawo woyamba, Madiba 'Thembi' Thembekile, anabadwa mu February 1945; mwana wamkazi, Makaziwe, anabadwa mu 1947 koma anamwalira ndi meningitis miyezi isanu ndi inayi 