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In South Africa, where the custom of lobolo is widely practiced, the union was previously concluded in terms of customary law, but is now governed under the Recognition of Customary Marriages, 1998 (Act 120 of 1998) (RCMA) [1] and has the following prerequisites in order for a marriage to qualify under customary law:
The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998 (Act No. 120 of 1998) is a South African statute in terms of which marriages performed under African customary law, including polygynous marriages, are recognised as legal marriages. It also reformed the law relating to the legal status of women in customary marriages, the financial consequences ...
Developments in customary law took place primarily after 1652, when colonial settlers arrived in South Africa. [5] It didn't take long for the coloniser to realise that colonial law was not always appropriate or convenient for the colonised in dealing with instances of everyday life (such as family law). [8]
Bwanya v Master of the High Court, Cape Town and Others is an important decision in the South African law of succession and particularly the law of intestate succession.It was decided by the Constitutional Court of South Africa on 31 December 2021 with a majority judgment written by Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga.
The old ZAR Act 3 of 1885 remained as law until the Transvaal Legislative Council, an appointed body, decided not to abolish the act but to amend it and this was known as the Asiatic Law Amendment Ordinance or Ordinance 29/1906. [2] The ordinance became law on 28 September 1906 when it was published in the Transvaal Government Gazette. [2]
Same-sex marriage has been legal in South Africa since the Civil Union Act, 2006 came into force on 30 November 2006. The decision of the Constitutional Court in the case of Minister of Home Affairs v Fourie on 1 December 2005 extended the common-law definition of marriage to include same-sex spouses—as the Constitution of South Africa guarantees equal protection before the law to all ...
South Africa's main opposition party, joined by some labour and business groups, said on Tuesday it would go to court to fight a bill aimed at providing universal health coverage, which President ...
Pages in category "Law of South Africa" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...