The ANC veteran is facing possible fraud charges after allegedly forging an affidavit that formed part of court papers in her fight to stop a Mandela family meeting from taking place in Qunu in the Eastern Cape.
The Sunday Times, reports that an affidavit by Pumlani Ngcebetshana, was falsified as he told Mandla Mandela he never signed it nor did he provide any of the content.
In the affidavit Ngcebetshana claims to be a “core member” of the Mandela family. He states that it would be in the “interest of justice and peace” to cancel the meeting.
The affidavit states that because of the meeting tempers are high among the family members and “I do hold a fear that if the meeting is allowed to take place, violence is likely to broke out (sic) and people might fight”.
According to Mandla’s lawyer, Billy Gundelfinger, an investigation into the matter will be carried out. He said: “If the allegations are true it would have serious consequences.”
Madikizela-Mandela had tried to stop the Qunu meeting because she feared violence could erupt.
Her application to the High Court in Mthatha was struck off the roll as she did not own the Qunu property, as she had claimed. She was instructed to pay costs.
The outcome of the Qunu meeting
After the contested meeting; the abaThembu royal family said all decisions taken by former president Nelson Mandela must be respected.
“It’s a family issue and we have taken a view which says we cannot change the decisions of the late man,” said Chief Ngangomhlaba Matanzima, chairman of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders.
“We have got to respect that, even if we don’t want his decision, even if we disagree with it, we cannot change that.”
About 20 elders discussed family matters, which were not disclosed.
The meeting between the Mandela family and the abaThembu clan was called by Mandela’s grandson Mandla to resolve apparent infighting in the family. It was held at Mandela’s family home in Qunu, Eastern Cape.
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