The case settles a longstanding question: how does a civil marriage affect a couple’s earlier customary marriage?

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's top court ruled on Thursday that an apartheid-era law banning husbands from taking their wife's family name or hyphenating both spouses' surnames was unconstitutional.

Marriage in west Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of society, and has evolved over time. While traditional heterosexual unions dominate discussions, a lesser-known but significant ...

A unanimous Constitutional Court ruling has sparked fierce controversy by affirming the right of South African men to adopt their wives' surnames if they wish to. It emerged from a lawsuit against the ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Modernisation is causing the extinction of African culture. Perhaps our forefathers were ...

Women and girls in rural Zimbabwe are reviving Nhanga, an ancient custom traditionally used to prepare girls to marriage, and ...

The United Methodist Church has overwhelmingly given its stamp of approval to same-sex marriages. The 523-161 vote to make the change came last week, according to WTVD. Several delegates opposed the ...