Wives win right to property in customary marriages
The Constitutional Court declared on 8 December 2008 that a KwaZulu-Natal woman married in customary law was entitled to property accumulated before she and her
May 8, 2014
The Constitutional Court declared on 8 December 2008 that a KwaZulu-Natal woman married in customary law was entitled to property accumulated before she and her
As the deceased had maintained contact with his customary wife, he had never intended to desert her or terminate their customary union, which rendered his
Section 7 of the Recognition Of The Customary Marriages Act Source: MARISSA BEYERS, PRO BONO COORDINATOR, LAW SOCIETY OF NORTHERN PROVINCES Section 7(6) of the
In the case of Maneli v Maneli handed down on 19 April 2010 the South Gauteng High Court ruled that children adopted through Xhosa customary
An adoptive father has a legal duty to maintain the minor child he and the applicant adopted in terms of Xhosa customary law Source: Marissa
The Constitutional Court has declared laws governing primogeniture – which allows complete inheritance by the eldest male descendant –to be unconstitutional and invalid. In a landmark ruling
Act 11 of 2009, gives effect to the decisions of the Constitutional Court in Moseneke and Bhe (and other customary law of succession matters). Amongst