DO YOU TAKE THESE MEN TO BE YOUR LAWFUL WEDDED HUSBANDS?
Jun 04, 2021
4 minutes
BY LESEGO SEOKWANG
‘YOU CAN IMAGINE WHEN A CHILD IS BORN, MORE DNA TESTS WILL BE NEEDED TO DISCOVER WHO THE FATHER IS’
CRITICS say it flies in the face of African custom and will tear apart our social fabric, absolving men of their family responsibilities and leading to a generation of kids not knowing their fathers.
Those in favour say it’s a big step for gender equality in South Africa and will advance economic and cultural freedoms for women.
The “it” in question are the proposed changes to the Marriage Act, which aims to allow everyone in the country to have recognised legal marriages.
Hindu, Jewish, Muslim
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