In South Africa, the definition of a customary marriage is one that is negotiated, celebrated or concluded according to any of the systems of indigenous African customary law which exist in South ...

At the inaugural Marriage Governance Conference held last Tuesday, Srem Sai, a senior law lecturer at the University of Ghana, addressed some misconceptions about customary law in marriage. He argued ...

Before 1994, customary marriages were hardly recognised by law in South Africa. A customary marriage is defined as one concluded in accordance with customary law, that is, customs traditionally ...

A customary marriage is a marriage celebrated according to the rites of an African community in Uganda. It is rich in diversity as the marriage ceremony varies from culture to culture. For example, in ...

The marriage of Imelda Namutebi has once again brought to the fore questions of the insufficiency or ambiguity of our marriage laws. The marriage of Imelda Namutebi has once again brought to the fore ...

We have dated for six years and recently resolved to get married after we complete our postgraduate degrees and land better jobs and salaries. However, we are still undecided whether to undergo ...

Marriage is set to become an expensive affair in Kenya after the State Law Office directed couples living under customary laws to register their unions. It costs Sh600 to inform the registrar of the ...