Lawyers for Winnie Madikizela-Mandela yesterday brushed off a notice lodged by the state attorney that could block their client’s attempts to claim Qunu.
The Mandela’s divorce was finalised in 1996.
In his will Mandela said he wanted the Qunu home to be used for the benefit of the members of the Mandela family and his third wife, Graca Machel, and her two children.
“The Qunu property should be used by my family in perpetuity in order to preserve the unity of the Mandela family,” Mandela said in his will.
In her founding affidavit, Madikizela-Mandela wrote that she wanted records from the (Zuma) presidency and the minister of land affairs (Gugile Nkwinti, Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform), that indicate “who applied for the grant to be issued in respect of the Qunu property and who took the decision for the grant to be issued in favour of and when the decision was made.”
The document further reads that there were no records and files kept by the Department of Land Affairs and the deeds registry concerning the property. — abongilem@dispatch.co.za
Winnie lawyer dismisses bid to block claim
The Mandela’s divorce was finalised in 1996.
In his will Mandela said he wanted the Qunu home to be used for the benefit of the members of the Mandela family and his third wife, Graca Machel, and her two children.
“The Qunu property should be used by my family in perpetuity in order to preserve the unity of the Mandela family,” Mandela said in his will.
In her founding affidavit, Madikizela-Mandela wrote that she wanted records from the (Zuma) presidency and the minister of land affairs (Gugile Nkwinti, Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform), that indicate “who applied for the grant to be issued in respect of the Qunu property and who took the decision for the grant to be issued in favour of and when the decision was made.”
The document further reads that there were no records and files kept by the Department of Land Affairs and the deeds registry concerning the property. — abongilem@dispatch.co.za
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