DStv Channel 403 Saturday, 23 November 2024

Discussion | Marriage Bill seeks to introduce a single marriage statute, prohibit marriages involving children

 

JOHANNESBURG - Public participation on the Marriage Bill is set to get underway from Monday.

The Bill seeks to rationalise the laws about various types of marriages.

It introduces a single statute to replace the three existing laws governing civil marriages, customary marriages and civil unions.

It also prohibits marriages involving children.

Mosa Chabane, chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs spoke to eNCA in the video above.

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