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Justice is the son of Jongintaba, and he becomes like a brother to Mandela as the two of them go to school together and later run away to Johannesburg. Justice ends up succeeding Jongintaba, perhaps reflecting the type of life Mandela himself might have had if he hadn’t left home and become part of the larger liberation struggle.
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Justice Character Timeline in Long Walk to Freedom
The timeline below shows where the character Justice appears in Long Walk to Freedom. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 3
...in Mqhekezweni, the temporary capital of Thembuland, where Jongintaba lives. He gets along well with Justice, the regent’s son, and Nomafu, the regent’s daughter. Mandela enjoys doing chores for Jongintaba, like...
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Chapter 4
...of the other boys and steals a pig from a local farmer. At the ceremony, Justice goes before Mandela and cries out “Ndiyindoda!” which means “I am a man!” and is...
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Chapter 6
At age 19, Mandela goes with Justice to study at Healdtown, which was at the time the largest African school south of...
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Chapter 8
Mandela returns to Mqhekezweni uncertain about his future. Jongintaba summons him and Justice one day to announce that he believes he may die soon and wants to see...
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Chapter 9
Near Johannesburg, Mandela sees a gold mine for the first time. Justice and Mandela have made arrangements about a mine job ahead of time through telling only...
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Chapter 10
...to repair their relationship and earn the regent’s approval again. But Jongintaba is harder on Justice, since as the biological son, he faces more responsibilities. Six months after the visit, in...
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Chapter 21
...his mother still lives. He sees his sisters too, then goes on to Mqhekezweni, where Justice still lives. As Mandela travels around, he can’t help being paranoid wondering if a hitchhiker...
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