These are the legal and financial implications of lobola which you need to think about before the process Reprinted from iol.com, by Sihle Mlambo and Vernon Pillay – 2024-12-02 Many South Africans may not be aware of the serious and legal ramifications of partaking in the cultural practice of lobola. To be on the safe side, […]
With recent changes to the Divorce Act, what now for Hindu marriage? We’ve written at length about customary marriage and Muslim marriage on this website, and have been pleased to see the evolution of our common law to accommodate diverse cultural and faith practices in South Africa. In June 2022, the Constitutional Court declared several […]
Pretoria – Three brides, two of whom the first wife did not approve of, came back to bite a husband as his first wife obtained an order that he may not receive half of her pension benefits upon their divorce. Reprinted from iol.co.za, by Zelda Venter – 2023-10-24 The husband, who, ultimately, had four wives, […]
Reprinted from iol.com, by Zelda Venter – 2021-12-23 Pretoria – A man who got tired of his “wife” and wanted to evict her from his home got more than he had bargained for after the court ruled that as he was married to her, he could only kick her out of the house if he […]
Reprinted from the Mail & Guardian, by Nokuthula Mbele – 2021-09-19 When Elizabeth Gumede’s husband instituted divorce proceedings and sought to evict her from their marital home, she consulted the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) and set in motion a process that would end in a high court finding that the laws under which she was married are […]
SD Law welcomes these new marriage and civil union laws, which aim to strengthen our constitutional right to non-discrimination and to protect women in traditional marriages. Reprinted from Business Tech – 2020-10-23 President Cyril Ramaphosa has assented to two new pieces of legislation which bring changes to some South African marriages and civil unions. The […]
