Proposed marriage law changes for South Africa get the green light
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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet has approved the publication of the Green Paper on Marriages for public consultation.
The Green Paper aims to work towards the development of a new Single Marriage Bill and will align the country’s marriage regime with the constitutional principle of equality, said minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni.
The paper makes proposals on unions of people from all sexual orientations, religious and cultural persuasions. It also proposes the complete removal of child marriages in our future marriage regime,” she said.
In October 2020, the Department of Home Affairs confirmed that its plans to introduce a new draft marriage policy in South Africa, but has indicated that the process was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.