Cape widow fails in efforts to claim German family fortune

‘You may not take the inheritance of your late husband’s children,’ Cape High court tells second wife

10 June 2025 - 04:30 By GILL GIFFORD

A Cape Town widow and her son have failed in their efforts to have her wealthy late husband’s entire family fortune, intended by him and his late first wife to be bequeathed to their two children, handed to them...

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