A South African court has annulled the third marriage of Nelson Mandela’s eldest grandson Mandla to a Swazi princess following an application from his estranged first wife, his lawyer said Saturday.<\/p>\n
Mandla, a member of parliament and traditional chief, lost the case against his first wife Tando Mabunu-Mandela after a two-year legal battle, his lawyer Gary Jansen said.<\/p>\n
“That is correct. It was yesterday (Friday),” he told media, declining to elaborate.<\/p>\n
A family spokesman was not immediately available for comment.<\/p>\n
Mabunu-Mandela sought the annulment after her husband ignored a court ban to marry Mbali Makhathini in December 2011.<\/p>\n
A few months earlier she had already had his second marriage to a woman from Reunion island declared invalid on similar grounds.<\/p>\n
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