Nelson Mandela have contacted the executors of his will. Michael Katz, a lawyer for the executors, said today that he had received a letter citing the women's claims, but that it was not a petition for money from the will.
The Star, a South African newspaper, has reported that one of the women, Onica Mothoa, says she does not care about the anti-apartheid leader's inheritance but wants to be recognised as his daughter. The Star reported that the other woman, Mpho Pule, died several years ago.
Mandela died Dec 5.