Overview

• Acting Judge Henck Roelofse granted an interim interdict preventing Alexander Forbes from disinvesting, transferring or paying out the R44.7 million held in a living annuity linked to David Mabuza.
• The order restrains any payout to Nonhlanhla Patience Mnisi after an urgent application by Mabuza’s daughter, Tamara Silinda, and her mother, Emunah.
• The court directed Alexander Forbes to cover the legal costs of the proceedings to date.
• The judge said the case requires further submissions to determine the lawful beneficiaries and to clarify whether the funds remain a protected pension or had become an investment.
• The ruling leaves Mnisi’s claim intact for the main case, as the court also noted disputes over the validity of a posthumous marriage certificate and a claimed prior customary marriage.