Source
of Customary Law:
Muchechetere
JA in his judgment
quotes with approval a text from
Bennett’s book: Human Rights and
Customary law, and a text from
“African Law and Custom in
Rhodesia” by Goldin and Gelfand, to
the effect, broadly, that in both Shona
and Ndebele customary law the
deceased’s estate devolves on the
male heir, often the eldest son.