A widow, who married her husband in customary law, has successfully convinced the court to interdict the children of the deceased from selling her marital home.
The applicant, Ms Mavundla, brought an application for the court to declare that a valid marriage existed between herself and the deceased, Mr MM Zuma, in terms of s3(1) of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act (the Act).
The ACDP in Gqeberha joined a nationwide protest on Friday to voice their opposition to what the party has characterised as “a significant overreach” as parliament prepares to hear the first round of inputs to the new draft marriage bill.
Mr M (first defendant) and Mrs M (plaintiff) entered into a customary marriage in 1980 in Sterkspruit in the Eastern Cape and three daughters were born of the marriage.