Mahase v Khoabane (CIV/A/14/15 CC No. 110/07 & CC No.56/08)
Mahase v Khoabane (CIV/A/14/15 CC No. 110/07 & CC No.56/08) [2022] LSHC 75 (22 March 2022)
The respondent’s father was properly nominated as heir to the disputed properties in 1995 according to family resolutions and customary law. The appellant, being married into another family and not divorced, was disqualified from inheriting her parents’ property under customary law. The Form Cs issued were invalid but did not affect the respondent’s inheritance, as his nomination as heir was established. The appellant failed to prove her claim for damages.
Source excerpt
- Inheritance of immovable property
- Customary law of succession
- Validity of land allocation certificates
- Married women's inheritance rights
- Ngala custom