SFS v AJS (GJ) (unreported case no 11676/2018, 11-10-2023) (Nkutha-Nkontwana J) The Gauteng Local Division of the High Court authorised and issued a warrant of arrest of the respondent in […]
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Rasakanya v Mbuyane and Another (MM) (unreported case no 2702/2021, 8-8-2023) (Mashile J) The High Court in Rasakanya looked at an application that was aimed at rescinding the order of […]
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Section 16(2) of the Maintenance Act 99 of 1998 provides that ‘any court’ – including a children’s court – can issue a maintenance order. South African courts, like the divorce […]
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By Siyabonga Sibisi Due to the past non-recognition of customary marriages, South Africans resorted to the practice of entering into both a civil and a customary marriage. This is referred […]
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There are many varied spousal relationships. Individuals in spousal relationships – whether they are married or not – structure their relationships differently. ‘In some relationships there is a complete blending […]
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Customary law has – for decades – dealt with the standards in communities and each community has practiced these long established customs in each area. With the dawn of the […]
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Before South Africa (SA) became a democratic country and during the Apartheid era, marriages of indigenous African people were concluded in accordance with indigenous African customs, and were not recognised […]
Read moreBy Kgomotso Ramotsho Officials from the Department of Home Affairs are no longer allowed to refuse to marry same sex couples. This was after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Civil […]
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The focus on gender equality, in particular the rights of women in South African society, has come under the spotlight to the extent that amendments to current legislation is being […]
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Women’s Legal Centre Trust v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others 2018 (6) SA 598 (WCC) The Western Cape Division of the High Court in Cape Town […]
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