What is marital rape and why should we pay more attention to it? Though marriage rates in southern Africa have decreased over the past decades, marriage is still considered to be an ideal social tool ...

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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 a ...

Ukuthwala is a term in Nguni languages which has various meanings. It can refer to ways (including abduction) of making a customary marriage happen quickly. South Africa has a varied cultural make-up, ...

A major challenge in an emerging democracy, like ours, is to reconcile tensions between human rights and infringements of them caused by some cultural practices. One of the most controversial is the ...

The New York Times obtained footage of the botched strike in Kabul, whose victims included seven children, through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. By Charlie Savage Eric SchmittAzmat KhanEvan ...

Just over a decade ago in South Africa, a flurry of media reports surfaced about a customary practice known as ukuthwala. The reports described a rise in ukuthwala characterised by the kidnapping, ...

Just over a decade ago in South Africa, a flurry of media reports surfaced about a customary practice known as ukuthwala. The reports described a rise in ukuthwala characterised by the kidnapping, ...

University of Cape Town provides funding as a partner of The Conversation AFRICA. Ukuthwala is a term in Nguni languages which has various meanings. It can refer to ways (including abduction) of ...

Just over a decade ago in South Africa, a flurry of media reports surfaced about a customary practice known as ukuthwala. The reports described a rise in ukuthwala characterised by the kidnapping, ...