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Administrative Law – Review of determination of successor to the royal throne under the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act 41 of 2003 – failure to exercise statutory authority to investigate a contested traditional leadership position.

Customary Law – Proper approach to investigate contested traditional leadership positions – Evidence of customary norms and past practices essential in such enquiry – genealogy not an exclusive consideration as fitness to govern and public participation also relevant factors.