Siphamandla Yakupa (Mandela’s mother) and Thato Machona (young Mandela) Act 1 This image appears in the gallery:Cape Town Opera Company's 'Mandela Trilogy' 3. Siphamandla Yakupa (Mandela’s mother) and Thato Machona (young Mandela) Act 1 A young Mandela receives strong words from his mother in Act 1 of Mandela Trilogy 26 images See the full gallery: Cape Town Opera Company's 'Mandela Trilogy'