, PVL2602 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2026 - DUE 23 April 2026; 100%
CORRECT AND TRUSTED SOLUTIONS
QUESTION 1
(a) Applicable law
Thabo died intestate in 2025, therefore his estate devolves in terms of the
Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1987, read with the Recognition of Customary
Marriages Act 120 of 1998.
All valid customary marriages are recognised, and each surviving customary wife
is regarded as a “spouse” for purposes of intestate succession.
(b) Identification of heirs
1. Surviving spouses
Anna (customary wife)
Basetsana (customary wife)
Both qualify as surviving spouses and are entitled to inherit.
2. Descendants
Cyril (son of Anna) – alive
Ernest (son of Anna) – predeceased
o Represented by:
Selo
Yvette
Malefu (daughter of Basetsana) – alive
Kabelo (son of Basetsana) – predeceased
o No descendants mentioned → his line falls away
Lerato (daughter of Dinah) – alive
Neo (daughter of Dinah) – alive
CORRECT AND TRUSTED SOLUTIONS
QUESTION 1
(a) Applicable law
Thabo died intestate in 2025, therefore his estate devolves in terms of the
Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1987, read with the Recognition of Customary
Marriages Act 120 of 1998.
All valid customary marriages are recognised, and each surviving customary wife
is regarded as a “spouse” for purposes of intestate succession.
(b) Identification of heirs
1. Surviving spouses
Anna (customary wife)
Basetsana (customary wife)
Both qualify as surviving spouses and are entitled to inherit.
2. Descendants
Cyril (son of Anna) – alive
Ernest (son of Anna) – predeceased
o Represented by:
Selo
Yvette
Malefu (daughter of Basetsana) – alive
Kabelo (son of Basetsana) – predeceased
o No descendants mentioned → his line falls away
Lerato (daughter of Dinah) – alive
Neo (daughter of Dinah) – alive