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PVL2602 ASSIGNMENT 1 2026
DUE 17 AUGUST 2026
QUESTION 1
1.1 Mandla’s Claim to the Estate
Under the applicable legal principles governing intestate succession and
customary law:
In terms of the landmark Constitutional Court decision in Bhe v Magistrate, Khayelitsha
(Commission for Gender Equality as Amicus Curiae); Shibi v Sithole; South African
Human Rights Commission v President of the Republic of South Africa 2005 (1) SA 580
(CC), the rule of male primogeniture was declared unconstitutional. The Court held that
section 23 of the Black Administration Act 38 of 1927 and the regulations promulgated
thereunder unfairly discriminated against women and extra-marital children on the
grounds of race, gender, and dignity, in violation of sections 9 and 10 of the
Constitution. The Court further ordered that, as from 15 October 2004, the Intestate
Succession Act 81 of 1987 must be applied to all intestate estates, irrespective of the
deceased’s cultural affiliation.
According to the facts, Xolani died on 14 May 2010, which is after 15 October
2004. Consequently, the Intestate Succession Act was already applicable to his estate
at the time of his death. The Reform of Customary Law of Succession and Regulation of
Related Matters Act 11 of 2009 (RCLSA) only came into operation on 20 September
2010, but this does not assist Mandla because the Intestate Succession Act already
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