Public consultations on proposed new marriage laws has kicked off in Gauteng; and its provisions and omissions has already sparked some fierce debate In 2021, the Department of Home Affairs began ...

Three lawmakers on Thursday urged their colleagues at the House of Representatives to act decisively for the passage of a ...

Under current laws, South Africa allows minors under the age of 18 to get married under certain conditions. The minimum age at which a minor may enter into marriage under both civil and customary ...

For years, Zomba-based Maureen Goodson believed she was married after a traditional ceremony. Yet, when her husband divorced ...

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Hong Kong’s top court on Tuesday upheld earlier rulings that favored subsidized housing benefits and equal inheritance rights for same-sex married couples, in a landmark victory for ...

Currently, Hong Kong recognises same-sex marriage only for specific purposes, including taxation, civil service benefits ... Mr Infinger married his partner in Canada and launched his legal challenge ...

Since President-elect Donald Trump won the election earlier this month, Haitian residents of Springfield, Ohio, have been living with a renewed fear of what may come should he follow through on his ...

A Tokyo high court in Japan recently ruled that the government’s policy against same-sex marriage ... enshrine equal civil rights and non-discrimination protections into law.