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Testate succession exists under the law of succession in South Africa.. Testamentary succession takes place by virtue of either a will or a codicil: A will or testament is a declaration, in proper form, by a person known as the "testator" or "testatrix," as to how and to whom his or her property is to go after his or her death.
The South African law of succession prescribes the rules which determine the devolution of a person's estate after his death, and all matters incidental thereto. It identifies the beneficiaries who are entitled to succeed to the deceased's estate, and the extent of the benefits they are to receive, and determines the different rights and duties that persons (for example, beneficiaries and ...
The South African Law of Succession. Butterworths. 1989. Heaton and Roos. Family and Succession Law in South Africa. 3rd Ed. Kluwer Law. 2019. Note 1256; Angela Beumker. Die Testamentsformen in Südafrika und ihre geschichtliche Entwicklung. Lit Verlag. Munster, Hamburg and London. 2000. p 93. Marius J de Waal. "Testamentary Formalities in ...
The Law of Succession in South Africa. Edited by Juanita Jamneck & Christa Rautenbach. Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 2009. Marius J de Waal. "Intestate Succession in South Africa". Reid, de Waal and Zimmerman (eds). Intestate Succession. (Comparative Succession Law, Volume 2). Oxford University Press. 2015. Chapter 10. Pages 248 to 273.
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In Kidwell v The Master, an important case in the South African law of succession, the testator had signed right at the bottom of the will; there was about 17 centimetres (6.7 in) between the end of the will (which included the witnesses’ signatures) and the testator's signature. The question before the court was where the end of the will was.
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Bwanya v Master of the High Court, Cape Town and Others is an important decision in the South African law of succession and particularly the law of intestate succession.It was decided by the Constitutional Court of South Africa on 31 December 2021 with a majority judgment written by Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga.