The number of girls who marry before their 15th birthday has remained unchanged for 20 years in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The region has the highest rate of child marriage, with nearly ...

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 ...

This data is from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). These girls are faced with sexual, domestic violence, and health risks from being pregnant at a young age, not to mention they don’t have ...

Africa is home to approximately 160 million adolescent girls aged 10 to 19, according to 2022 data by the United Nations Population Fund. They embody the continent's energy, creativity, and potential.

To avoid disputes regarding inheritance, insurance and pension pay-out after the death of spouses, and challenges during divorces, marriages should be registered under South African law.

And this whole idea about-basically, what we're getting into is this exchange theory orientation, where marriage becomes this quid pro quo thing. And that's good, but at a certain point, marriage has ...

Modernisation is causing the extinction of African culture. Perhaps our forefathers were correct in being wary of the snaking rail that opened up Africa's interior to the Western world. Only a few ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa on Thursday legalised gay marriage, the first country to do so on a continent where homosexuality is widely taboo. "Acting President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has ...

South Africa’s Marriage Act of 1961 is being misused for immigration purposes, with the alarming trend of ‘marriages of ...