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(CAPE AND O.F.S.)
1939.
Volume 11.
(Index.)
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Pm:xTEJJ rN 'l'H~~ UNION OF SouTH AFJUf'.\ BY Tllr Uo\'EH:'OJJ·::-n PHIN'l'EH, I'HEroru.\.
U.P.-8.7287 l!l40-500.

INDEX OF LITIGANTS.
1'.\Ul':
August. :\It umbo tor rst/8 1\wana Lil:: oo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o I :1:1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Batateni • .i\la,nitf<hi . .:\lad:Hla l\lnJC't~hula t•crsus o. . o. o. 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 IGH
Honkolo, Dumalisile Tiyo • .\lajor Kulati I'PP!Il$ oo o . 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0. li6
Buhlungu. Ntlanganiso versu.s Hl:unntna Ni~ogo ..... 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 lio-,
Dad a, HC'ginald toi'/"8U8 Rarah I >ad a oo . o. . o o. . ill
0 0 0 0 •••••••• 0 0 0
Dadase. :-lihlalo, :'lhephard I >yantyi VPrsus. o. oo . .•..•...• I :ill
0 0 0 •
I >lula, Pambani lof'l"81ts Gunyati NC'anywa o o 41i
0 •• 0 0 0 •••• 0 0. 0...
l>odwana, Booi. Ntlikiti Gagilanga ver.sus o :l!l
0 •• 0 0 0 ••••• 0. 0 0. 0
LJumalisile, Dwayi. Ntlwati l\IkPilaZO l'ei"SIIS o. o oo o . o. 0. 0. 0 0 0 0 7!.1
Dumalisile. Elliut ver.sus I >wayi Dnmali:;ilf'. oo . •. X7
0 •••• 0 • 0 0 0 0 0
I >umke, ~ikolakro, GibRoJI Mkunqann, verws 0 • 0 ••• o ••...• 0 • 0 • lis
l>utshani, .\igwaza, Jaf•kRnn l\latatiti nersus I lilt
0 0. 0. 0 ••• 0 0. 0 0...
I >yantyi. Rhephani ?'Cl"s us Rihlnlo Dadase. o o o o. ... o loill
0 0 0 0 • 0 0 • 0
Fambeza. l'a,;i, Ndimangeie 1-)omdaka 1oersus oo o o oo o. . o o. I :lO
0 0 0.
Oagilanga. Ntiikiti 1oer8us I>O<l wana Booi ..... :3!l
0 0 • • • • • • • • • • • •
· Hoha verB M Samani .\ltwezi. oo . o0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o o o. ... o. o. 0. 0 0 ()
Jaca. Stimela IWSIIs .\'layidkP Sanana o. o. 0 0 0. o. .. o o o ... 0 0 0. 1:!
Kulati, l\1 ajor ver8118 Dumali~ile Tiyo Bonkolo ... o. oo o o . o 0 •• 0 lili
LLau bgaesbeu,. Nl\<llangvqn,a gtq•na~nuoa~ Il'I\'II"gSUidSi l:{\I.hnlhnetrJt 0..\ 0l b0 o0 n0 0d 0w 0 a0 n0 a• •o o o. o. o. o. oo 0• oo 00 0..... !l;:li
.\[adubela. Njinana. 1-\ lelo :\I rwitshi l'fi"S/18 0 0 o o o o o. 0 o o o o o 0 o 0. 7:3
i\lafetshula. Madada 1•ersu.s 1\lanitshi BatatPni oo o o o. o o o o o o o.. I Iifi
:\[afuta. GobiiP versus Qwalana H.atshwa oo o o o o o o o . o o o . o . oo I Ii4
00
:\[akebenzi. Kutn. Gwadiso l\itvotvo versus .. oo . ..... o. o. o... I H7
.:\lakoku. :\£1!0110mfana !!ersus l\lal~ngeni Nkm;ana o. o. o o o o o o 0. :!8
:\laliehP, .JoHeph. Fanini Raquzela t'Prsus. o. oo o o o o. . o o o. o o. 7
.\Iankuntwanf', .\igqibelo. Lobi Ximba. ''PrSI/8 oo o . o .. o o o o o o o 00 .0 14:2
.\lllpunzi • .\loya ••J ohn Nxdewe versus 0 0 0 •• 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 10:~
..\\IIaattaatnigtiaon aJa, c.k\[saoton to/Jbears uvse rs:\ul.a~ gw:\bazbaa nDdulats h.\alnati <oton g. 0a .n.a • o•.. .o o o. oo.• o. .o 00 .0 IIG IiO:!
.Matanisi. David and l\Ioshi vrrsus l\Ialikati 1-)awukao. oo o o o •.. IOI
:\lbali. Bangindawo versus Sebenzana Nqada ... o. o. o o o o. o o.. 1:{1
Mbanga, Qokoyi versus Bakaqana Sikolake .. oo o . o. .. o o o o o . . . :ll
.\lbani, Joseph versus Regina l\lbnni oo . . o. .. o o o o o. .. o o. . o o.. !JI
~Ibayimbayi, 1\Ianqatyana versus .:\Ioshnni Nhlanganhm ... o. o. WH
.Mbondwana Robert, 1\Tagqagqana Lugebu VNSHs .. ,.,.... . • • • 5
l\Ibulawa, 1\Itinjelwn, versus l\Iaxesibe l\fenziwa ... o. .. o o. . o . o . ()
l\Idibaniso, Sihelegu, Koyiya Sandlana vas us oo . .•... o o o o o o o . I .tU
.\Idontsatw. Notutela versus :\lzani .\[dout~nnC' o. o. . o. o o o o o o o. IIi:i
.\[dzantsi, Toli, GwtogwP l\lpotulo uersus oo . . oo o . o. .. o ... o o o.. l
.,\\[[feanzzwiwea, .,. :\ll\oldaxikeasyiliw ,l 'fii\"lSItIi-~n jlelllwaya P:•\llwbau lla\wIoad i'koeni"ySi/1. 8o, o•. ••. oo o. . o. o. o.. .0 o..... I !Hl
:\Igolomhane. Abraham l'P/"8118 J{iemwtt :\[golom hanf' o. o o o.... 4!1
:i\\IIjhwlaaCti',u ,. \il\gliadf'ia. yNisdc.u vHao hLea bl\a[skea tIaWliS I'I/W8.S oI/o oLo . .o.. .o oo. o oo. o oo. o oo.. oo oo o0 .o oo oo. o .o n!l-:ll
.'IIkatali, Hubc nersus l\Iacayi~a Mjwaeu oo o . o. oo o o o o o o o o o o o.. !i-!
.\Ikena:r.o, Ntlwati vrrsns Dwavi l>nmalisilc oo . .... oo o. ..... o o 7!1
,,Ikunqana. Gibson and OtlH·J~ versu.• Hikolalow l>lllnke. oo o . o o HH
J\Iodikayi. Dlayedwa, 1\[faz\\P 1\lodikayi VPrsus .. o. ..... o o.... 18
.\Iutekoane, Setha Perxu.s l'ri:-;r:illa J\lntPiw,uw. oo . o. •. o o.... . . 8-l
Jllutluung, 1\larak 1•ersus l>lnk J:[ot HW11Cll6 oo . oo o o o . o o . o o o o o . . I :27
.\Iotsoeneng. lsak, ..\[arak Motloun'( l'i'J"slts. o o o o o. ... o o o o o o.. I :27
.\'lpana, Citibunga versuo• J)ln,n~amandht ZenziiP. o. ..•. o o o o . . • I lO
.\Ipotulo, Gwegwe versM Toli ..\ldzantsi o. . o. .. o o o o. o. o...... I
Mtwcsi, l:iamnna, Holm versus ... o • o. .. o. .. o o ....••... o o . . • li
1\Ityutyu, Gwadiw versus Kuta .\lakel)('nzi .. o o .... o .. o...... I (i7
.\Iyoli, Titus Goodwin uersn8 HPmy 1-ikPnjana............... 105
Ncnnywa, Gunyati. Pampam Dluta t•erHn.q. oo o .....•... o o... ·lli
Ngalo, :\la<1inga, l\Ialuqumbcni Mlaknlala vrrsus ....... o o o o.. 26
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Nguheni, Cha1·Jip versus Alh·ed NgnhPui............... . . . . . . (·>·>
Ngxabalaza, Pere versus Ntsokolo Njovane....... . . . . . . . . . . . 9tl
Nhlanganiso, :\loshani, l\Ianqotyana l\Ibayim hayi t•cr.~us. . . . . . Itl!"l
Njovane, Ntsokolo, Pere Ngxabalaza vcrsu.~..... . . . . . . . . . . . . Utl
Nkanyana, Kapase, John Pika 1Wsus...................... ()7
)l"kosana, 1\IalangPni, l\Igonomfana i.\Iakoka versus...... . . . . . . :!8
Nqada. Ribenzana, Rangindawo .:\Jbali vnsus.......... . . . . . . 13I
Nqambi, Henry 1•rrsus ({pgina Nqambi..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f>7
Ntlakalala . .."\Ialuqumhf'ni I'Prsu.~ .."\laqinga Ngalo. .. . . . . . .. . . . :?o
NtsPki, Lesala l'rrsus .."\Iontopt:-;ana Ntsf'ki................. . . I."J:{
Nxdewf', .John l'f'I"S/18 i.\loya l\fapunzi........... . . . . . . . . . . . . IO:l
Pambaniso. Ntsoyi vrrsus Neito \\'illem.................... !14
Pika ••J ohn l'ersus Kapa><P Nkanyana....................... ti7
Qina, Aid en l'r·rsus Henry Qina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +I
ltabiya. :\I tshopi. i.\IsinPkelwa Somtltsi l'crsus........ . . . . . . . . I+
){.atshwa. Qwalana, Gobile l\lafuta versus................... l.'i+
l{awuzela. Fanini versus Jospph l\Ialiehe.................... 7
Samlm. Jim l'ersus Sarah Sambu.......................... 1~1
Sananu . .."\layil'ike. Stimela .Jaea t•t•rsus.................... . . I~
S<tnrllana, K.oyiya 1oersus Sihalegu l\Idibaniso................ J.tfi
Sawnka, l\Ialikat.i, l>avid and :\Ioshi 1\lat.ini:-;i IWSIIS..... •• •• • IOI
Sidondi, l\Iazamisa versus HPnry 1-li<lon<li.................... 2
Sigogo, Hlamvana, Ntlangani:<o Ruhlungu versus............ fi5
Sigwaea, Ludiya l'l'I"8US Qubelo SigwaPa.................... lfi7
Sikolakt•, Bakaqana. Q.okoyi Mbanga versus............ . . . . . :H
Skc·njana, Henry. Ooodwin Titus .."\lyoli 1-ersu.~............... IOii
SonHlaka, Ndimangele t•crsus Pasi Fambaza................. I:W
Somtitl<i, .."\IsinPI.;:Piwa versus .l\1 tf<hopi Itabiya... . . . . . . . . . . . . . I+
Tetani. August. l'ers/18 Diko 'l'etani......................... tH
T~eana. Lily, l\Itomho August ,.,.,s11s.. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13:~
T><hwf'll', Nlwnzo. Rashu Yana Nrsus .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :n
Tnn<"P, .."\[tonyana. Tyuka XanasP l't•rsns..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3fi
\\'i!lpm, Neito, Ntsoyi l'ambanbo l'f'I"SUS............ . • • • • • • • U+
XamtsP, Tyuka vrrsu.~ 1\ltonyana Tu nee................ . . . . . :Hi
Xr·lo, ~oquzana. Sgxak<"ni :\fnel'<li......................... 7fi
Ximba, Lobi l'r'rws :\Igqihelo :\lankuntwam·....... .. . . . . . . . . I+:!
Yana. J{ashu uers11-~ Nkonzo T~hwPIP....................... :n
Zenzi It·, Dlangamanrlla, Citibunga :\I pan a l'f'l"-'"11-'.... • • • • • • • • • I -tO
SUBJECT INDEX.
Aonr.TEI~Y.
CrPdihility-Q.uantum of proof............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JO;i
CuHtom.................................................. 150
I nadPquatP evidence.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -tli
I neestuow-;- Tl·m hu eustom-PIPanRing heaKt................ :17
~ativ<" Law- IIusba.nd only entitl<"d to damages fuihrn· lo
daim damuge,; prior to disKolution of maJTiag<· amotrnts to
eondonation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-t
~o ntlonze- failure to take prompt action.................. l:iti
XtlonzP-latitudl' allml·<'d when adulterPr eaught rf'dlrand<"d.. 1:!
Onus in absenee of eatPII- preRf'neP of dJildn·n . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:l
l'rPsumption of l<·gitimaP.\'................................. ti7
Aor<:NCY.
X egotiorum geHt io. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7!1
,\J'I'~~AL.
Condonation, !at<" noting.................................. m~
Condonation of irrC'gulaJity in noting....................... -11
Jnf'!egant framing of gronnrh; of ............ , .... ., ....... , 1·1:.!

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.Jullicial Ofticer\; reasons ...................... _ ........... 1:~0. 152
New defence .................. _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 18
Noting and service ............................. __ .. . . . . . . 133
Notice of- offensive tone........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
~ervice of notice.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CHILD.
In custody of pen.;on othl'l' than nearest J'elatin·-gnardian~hip 1-t:!.
COSTS.
l'l!•paratP and distinct. l'laims............................... !J:l
CusToM.
Allult.cry ............................................. _. . . 150
.-\dultcry- hushand only pe1·son to J'eceive damage~.......... I-t
Apportioning eattle to <laughter or wife- -eontrary to.......... I HO
Apportionment of daughten; to sons ..... _................. Lii
Hasuto- dowry for son's ~e(•OJHI wifl'...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . li
Powry- Great House 1n-m·iding fm· HecuJHI wife........ . . . . . I :i:i
Family unit--to be suppnrtPd hy hl'ad of family............ 7!l
lJwestunm; adultery....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :17
lsondlo-liability of father of children...................... !l:l
Kraalhead- uRe of p1·operty of married inmatP:<............. I -tu
Tribes inhabiting O.F.~........ .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:!.7
Twala ............ __ .. .. .. .. .... ... ... . .... ........ .. .. . . :l!l
LT1ngidi ............ __ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lti
TlAMAGICS,
Adultery- infection with vem•n•al diseasL'............. . . . . . . I :i<l
.AdultE·ry-hu:-~band only eutitll'd to damage:<................ 1-t
As,;ault-- adultcrer c·aught in ad....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :i-t
LPx .\quila -(·a using death of heast.................. . . . . . . I m
l'er>~onal injury- Common Law...................... . . . . . . HH
~edudiou-Tcmbu custom................................. !Hi
~eductiou-aceeptanee of part payment..................... 101
~Plhwtion-native tribes inhabiting 0. F.~............. . . . . . . I :.!7
J>JCFAMA'J'ION,
l'ri\'il(•gL'- rPhuttal of pre>'umption of JJHtli('{· ............... .
DIVORCl<~.
AduliPry-eorroboration................................... -t!l
Nullity- l'remarital infidelity- presumption of legit.imaey..... 51
Nullity- Premarit.a1 infidelity- l'ondonation........... . . . . . . 84
I'ra{'tiee- Pontrihution towards co,.;t:-~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I :!.I
\VifP tclekaPd- not malicious de•wrtion ............... --. . . . !l:!.
DowRY.
B.tsuto eu~tom - father's liability-Hon ',.; Hl'(·ond wifP........... fi
<ln·at Hous<' pmviding fo1· seconrl wifl' ................ -.... I;,,-,
llu,.;band- Rights to recov<·r HP!'und dowry paid to wifp's fathe1· :w
Kraalhead liability -<lowry pair! fo1· fpmalc;; lidng at his kmal ·•
H.cturn of ........ _. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lifi
E~-<'I'A'l'E.
Enquiry- HPction 3 G.N. Hifi4 of IU:!.\1..................... !l
J'rpr;umption of dPath............................... . . . . . . 10:~
1-lueees:-;ion-l~ffe('t of marriage by Chl'istian rit.Ps 111 Tcmlmlaud fil
Will - H ouHe propPrty-disinhcrison .................... · . . . 1·>·>
IN'fEIU'LEATlEit.
Estate st(l!'k at.tal'IH·d l~XP('Utor daima11t . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . li>:l
Onus of proof., ... , ........... , . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:11