Winnie Madikizela-Mandela loses fight for Qunu home
ANC struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s application for ownership of her late former husband Nelson Mandela’s Qunu home was dismissed with costs by the Mthatha High Court on Thursday.
In his last will and testament, Mandela left the Qunu property to all members of the Mandela family as a place to unify them. The former President was married to Graça Machel when he died on 5 December 2013.
Madikizela-Mandela’s lawyers filed papers during 2014 and claimed that the property had been obtained while she was married to Mandela and belonged to her in terms of AbaThembu custom.
Advocate George Bizos, who is one of the executors of the former president’s will, opposed the action lodged by Madikizela-Mandela. The matter was dismissed with costs.
Madikizela-Mandela was left out of his will, which was released in February 2014 after his death on December 5, 2013. - ANA