A unanimous Constitutional Court ruling has sparked fierce controversy by affirming the right of South African men to adopt their wives’ surnames if they wish to. It emerged from a lawsuit against the ...
Following this judgment, it’s more important than ever that anyone getting married, whether in a traditional ceremony, at the ...
Explore the rising legal disputes in South Africa's marriage systems, driven by court backlogs and complex financial lives.
South Africa’s latest Constitutional Court ruling on customary marriages means that many South Africans getting married need to plan carefully. The Constitutional Court judgement, handed down on 21 ...