The Department of Home Affairs has outlined its plans for new marriage laws in South Africa.
The Department of Home Affairs says it will submit the updated Marriage Bill to Cabinet this year, with the goal of obtaining approval to table the proposed laws in Parliament in 2024.
For example, the current legislation does not regulate some religious marriages, such as the Hindu, Muslim and other customary marriages practised in some African or royal families. Essentially, the new bill will bring all the previous pieces of legislation under one umbrella and address gaps that may remain in the current legislation.
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