Nelson Mandela's ex-wife has lost her legal bid for ownership of the former president's rural home in South Africa.
A High Court dismissed Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's application and ordered her to pay all legal costs.
She
argued that the house in Qunu village, where Mr Mandela spent much of
his time until his death in 2013, belonged to her under customary
law. Mr Mandela, who became South Africa's first black president in
1994, had bequeathed the home to his family.
The government opposed Ms Madikizela-Mandela's bid to inherit the home after she launched court action in 2014.
Mr Mandela divorced Ms Madikizela-Mandela in 1996 after a 38-year marriage, and left her out of his will.
They
were South Africa's most celebrated political couple until their
marriage collapsed unexpectedly, some six years after his release from
27 years in prison for fighting apartheid, which legalised
discrimination against black people in the country.
Mr Mandela stepped down as president after one term in 1999.
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