Can I use Google maps to locate key places in the Nelson Mandela story? QR CODE INCLUDED Soweto – Grandma Zindzi’s house. Swaziland – Nelson Mandela’s boarding school. Bizana – Where Winnie Mandela (Nelson Mandela’s Wife) was born. Mvezo – Where Nelson Mandela was born. Qunu – Where Nelson Mandela grew up. Robben island , Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison - Where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned. Cedara, a small town near Howick – Where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.