The daughter of late former deputy president David Mabuza has launched an urgent High Court application in Mbombela to compel estate curators to release maintenance and tuition funds.

Mabuza was a former deputy president of South Africa and died on July 3 after falling ill.

The urgent motion was brought by one of Mabuza’s daughters, Tamara Silinda, and her mother, Emunah Silinda (formerly Ruth Funi Silinda).

Respondents named in court papers

The court papers cite 13 respondents, including the Master of the High Court, Standard Bank, and court-appointed estate curators Jennifer Faber and Paul Roos, alongside co-respondent Marthinus Jacobus Dewald Breytenbach.

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Both Faber and Roos were appointed as curators under letters of curatorship issued on February 3.

Eight family members and beneficiaries are also named as respondents in the proceedings, including Nonhlanhla Patience Mnisi, Mxolisi David Junior Mabuza, Lindeni Innocentia Mabuza, Mandisa Vanessa Mabuza, Nkosinathi Mabuza, Angela Mabuza, Fezile Mabuza, and a minor child.

Funding requested for education and living expenses

According to court filings submitted by Mphekgwane Attorneys, Tamara is asking the court to order the curators to process and pay her tertiary education expenses directly to her educational institution within five days of a court order being granted.

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In addition, the applicants are seeking an order directing the curators to release funds for immediate and necessary personal living expenses set out in an attached schedule marked as Annexure R.

The application also demands full enforcement of a prior High Court directive handed down on February 3, which defined the administrative duties of the curators regarding the deceased estate.

Urgent hearing scheduled

The legal documents were electronically signed in Mbombela on Monday and formally processed by the High Court registrar on Wednesday.

Due to the urgency, strict timelines were imposed on the respondents, including requiring notice of intention to oppose to be delivered by 16:00 on Wednesday.

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The urgent application has been set down for hearing on September 29 at 10:00 in the Mpumalanga High Court in Mbombela, where the applicants will also request that all legal costs be paid from the administration of the deceased estate.