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AT LOGGERHEADS: Mandla Mandela and his estranged first wife, Tando Mabunu-Mandela in happier times. Photo: MOTLAPELE TAU

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Mabunu-Mandela made the claim in a replying affidavit in an action to nullify Mandela's third marriage, describing Mandela's third marriage to a young KwaZulu-Natal woman, Nkosikazi Nodiyala-Mandela, as bigamous.

Mandela ignored a court interdict against marrying Nodiyala - formerly known as Mbalenhle Makhathini - and a traditional ceremony was held at Mvezo Great Place on Christmas Eve last year.

After Mabunu-Mandela asked the court to declare the marriage null and void, Mandela then filed an answering affidavit opposing her application, saying he needed to take another wife for traditional reasons.

However, yesterday Mabunu-Mandela filed papers in the same court saying Mandela was unable to have children and therefore his main reason for the latest marriage was pointless.

"In this respect, I assert that the first respondent [Mandela] has in any event fertility issues which render him incapable of producing an heir through natural conception," she said in the papers.

Mandela could not be reached for comment and his Cape Town-based attorney, Gary Jansen, could also not be reached.

It is not the first time Mabunu-Mandela has fought Mandela's marriages.

In 2011 she got the Mthatha High Court to nullify his marriage to beauty Anais Grimaud. They were married in a lavish traditional ceremony in 2010.

In the latest papers Mabunu-Mandela further alleges that Mandela is not even the rightful chief of Mvezo.

"The chieftainship was initially sought to be conferred on Dr Nelson R Mandela, the first respondent's grandfather, who respectfully declined the offer.

"On the first respondent's prompting his grandfather, it was requested by the first respondent that the chieftainship be conferred to him," the papers say.

"In other words, the first respondent can never aver (assert) that his chieftainship is an hereditary title or one where he is regarded as heir apparent.

"The tribe has never regarded the first respondent as a true chief - he obtained that title as a consolation. Further, the fact that the first respondent was born out of wedlock, traditionally disentitles him from assuming chieftainship," the papers read.

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Aug 15, 2012

tpaz

firing blanks
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Aug 15, 2012

maneater

when tradition ictates thatif you cannot father a child a brother of your has to assist. so i guess you brother was right then.
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Aug 15, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

Bathong???? Is it necessary to tell people that his bullets do not work????This people are crazy to air such things for every one to know. This Chief and his wayward ways and disrespectfull ways for his first wife is leading to this madness!!!! Shame on him!!
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Aug 15, 2012

NOCTORIUS

@tpaz

firing blanks
dats 4 sure baby,but i can help them coz i have more to give
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Aug 15, 2012

Lesoba-Le-Boya

Nyopa fela e ratang Basadi...
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Aug 15, 2012

McLoving

I don't understand this story.Anyway I'll keep on reading the comments as the day goes by.
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Aug 15, 2012

eltybots

never mess with the wife cos e would spill the beans.
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Aug 15, 2012

SOLUTIONS

Great to hear someone like that can't reproduce, it is just better for society, he is not breeding material.
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Aug 15, 2012

Mokwepa

A child is from the Lord,no one can make a child,no one is firing blanks.
Someone need to ask God for grace to have a child.

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Aug 15, 2012

lindsay

thando do you have proof that he is firing blanks or its just hating speaking .Be careful he could sue your ass and even open a criminal charge of crimen injuria if you don't have a proof. do you have children ? how do you know you are not the one who is eggless? how long are you gonna stay down there in the mud? you are giving him way too much power over you now you are his nanny and turn into a Malema?
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