Mmusi and others (2013), Botswana's Court of Appeal decided that the family home in Kanye, Botswana belonged to Edith Mmusi and her sisters instead of Mmusi's nephew, Molefi Ramantele. Through an analysis of the Mmusi case, this article speaks to legal scholars’ interest in customary law ...
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The aim of this comment is to discuss and appraise the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Botswana in Baone Kealeboga & Anor v Tidimalo Mercy Kehumile & Anor which abrogated the customary law rule thata child born out of wedlock cannot succeed its father ab intestate. The gist of this...
BotswanaSouth AfricaGiven the striking commonalities between the legal systems of South Africa and Botswana, both in terms of its common and customary law, and considering the propensity of the Botswana courts to engage with South African case law, a recent case of Botswana is of particular ...