03/07/2025 Bertus Preller Bigamy, Constitutional Court customary law, Customary Law, Customary marriage dissolution, Customary marriage requirements, Customary Marriages, First wife consent, Mayelane precedent, Polygamous marriage, Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, Section 8 RCMA bigamy, civil marriage, competing marriage claims, Constitutional Court, Constitutional Rights, customary law, customary marriage, customary marriage requirements, Deputy Judge President Ratshibvumo, Divorce Decree, equality rights, estate disputes, first wife consent, human dignity, irretrievable breakdown, lobola, marriage registration, marriage validity, matrimonial property, Mayelane precedent, Mpumalanga High Court, polygamous marriage, Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, South African Family Law, subsequent marriages, traditional marriage, widow status First Wife Consent Strikes Again: Constitutional Court’s Mayelane Precedent Upheld in N.R.M v F.N and Others (943/2023) [2025] ZAMPMBHC 53 (17 June 2025). The Factual Matrix: A Tale of Two Marriages and Competing Claims The factual backdrop to this matter presents a complex web of relationships that culminated in competing claims to marital… READ MORE
08/02/2025 Bertus Preller Customary Marriages, Divorce African customary marriage law, bride transfer ritual, court ruling on customary marriage, cultural practices in marriage law, customary law and modernity, customary law evolution, customary marriage, customary marriage court cases, customary marriage requirements, evolving marriage customs, family law in South Africa, high court ruling on lobola, legal analysis of customary unions, legal precedents in customary marriages, legal recognition of lobola, legal validity of customary marriage, living customary law, lobola letter authenticity, lobola negotiations, lobola payment, marital disputes in South Africa, marriage law and culture, N.V.M v D.S.R, Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, ROCMA section 3, South African customary law reform, South African Law, Supreme Court judgments on customary law, Supreme Court of Appeal, ZANCHC ruling Court Affirms Validity of Customary Marriage Despite Disputed Lobola – N.V.M v D.S.R (1327/2024) [2025] ZANCHC 9 (7 February 2025). The Disputed Customary Marriage: A Clash of Traditions and Testimonies In N.V.M v D.S.R (1327/2024) ZANCHC 9 (7 February 2025), the Northern Cape Division of the High Court was tasked… READ MORE