South Africa Case Law

Shembe v Shembe NO (957/2018)

Shembe v Shembe NO (957/2018) [2019] ZASCA 172 (2 December 2019)

Court

Supreme Court of Appeal

Case number

957/2018

Judges

Petse, Plasket, Mbatha, Tsoka, Gorven

Appeal over church leadership succession dismissed. The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld findings that the constitution governed succession and that Vela Shembe alone was chosen.

• Leadership Succession
• Church Constitution
• Factual Findings On Appeal
• Costs Orders
• Role Of Amicus Curiae
• Factual-findings-on-appeal