Mbungela and Another v Mkabi and Others (820/2018) [2019] ZASCA 134 (30 September 2019)

Jurisdiction: South Africa
Citation: Mbungela and Another v Mkabi and Others (820/2018) [2019] ZASCA 134 (30 September 2019)
Media Neutral Citation: [2019] ZASCA 134
Hearing date: 12 September 2019
Court: Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
Case number: 820/2018
Judges: Maya P, Zondi JA, Molemela JA, Mokgohloa JA, Dlodlo JA
Judgment date: 30 September 2019
Language: English
Type: Judgment
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Flynote: Customary law – s 3(1)(b) of the Recognition of Customary Marriages
Act 120 of 1998 – requirements for a valid customary marriage – customary law
dynamic, continuously evolving, flexible and pragmatic – ceremony of handing over
of bride not necessarily a key determinant of a valid customary marriage - its waiver
of permissible and does not invalidate a customary marriage – appeal dismissed.

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