South Africa: Customary Marriages in the Spotlight At Concourt

Thokozani Maphumulo lived with her husband Musawenkosi in their home in KwaMashu, in Durban, for 25 years.

Theirs was a customary marriage. She was his second wife. In his will he left his entire estate to his eldest born son from his first wife.

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