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Court Confirms Customary Marriage, Voids Antenuptial Contract in Black Coffee–Enhle Mbali Divorce

The ruling sets a community-of-property estate with spousal maintenance, reinforcing safeguards for spouses in customary unions.

Overview

  • The Johannesburg High Court found the couple’s 2011 traditional wedding established a valid customary marriage in community of property.
  • A 2017 antenuptial contract was invalidated after the court accepted that Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa was misled and lacked independent legal advice.
  • Nkosinathi “Black Coffee” Maphumulo was ordered to pay spousal maintenance, according to Mlotshwa’s attorney.
  • Mlotshwa announced the divorce is finalized and thanked her legal team and family in social media posts.
  • Public reaction focused on how lobola, marriage start dates, and defective pre-nups shape property rights, as an older interview clip of Maphumulo recirculated online.