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Money Marketing Fiduciary Matters 31 March 2103: Customary marriage

By on April 4, 2013 in Estate Planning, News

In the March Fiduciary Matters column for Money Marketing, Mthokozisi Bhengu, FISA member and Gauteng Provincial Manager  at Standard Executors & Trustees, a subsidiary of Standard Bank Group, wrote on customary marrriage. Fiduciary Matters 31 March 2013

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Court case: Nqwenyama vs Maleyane – wedding after customary wedding

By on June 8, 2012 in Estates, News

The below SCA judgement deals with failure by a husband to enter into a contract in terms of section 7(6) of the recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998. This does not render the subsequent customary marriage invalid – it would be out of community of property. Ngwenyama v Mayelane wedding after customary wedding [...]

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Court case: SCA judgment on civil/customary marriages

By on September 13, 2011 in Court Cases, Estate Planning, News

The SCA recently ruled on the validity of civil marriages concluded subsequent to a customary marriage in the matter of Nekshituka vs Nekshituka. Read the judgment (pdf) and a practice note copied and pasted below the judgement. SCA judgement Netshituka Practice Note 67 VALIDITY OF CIVIL MARRIAGES CONCLUDED SUBSEQUENT TO THE ENTERING OF A CUSTOMARY [...]

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