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Recognition of Customary Marriages Act

Posted inLifestyle

Marriage is more than an act of love

by Lilleonah Chivenge 23 April 202123 April 2021

It is a legal contract regardless of whether it is under African customary law, common law, Christian traditions and its parallels in Judaism and Islam

Posted inEquality, Lifestyle

The paradox of customary marriages

by Gugu Gumede 3 December 20204 December 2020

Just because they are performed differently from civil unions does not mean they don’t come with the same responsibilities — people just don’t know it

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