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Divorce Amendment Bill signed into law; recognises Muslim marriages

9 May 2024

Don’t leave chaos in your wake

Don’t leave chaos in your wake

Grant Fietze, Capital Legacy 16 Apr 2024

A case before the Constitutional Court could introduce a new era of customary law. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Limpopo royal family feud could change customary law

Anton van Zyl 22 Feb 2024

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Acting without Letters of Curatorship? Not so fast

Loraine Strydom and Alisa Malindi 13 Feb 2024

About 700,000 IDs have been blocked by the Department of Home Affairs without due process. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Home Affairs may no longer block your ID on a whim, court rules

Tania Broughton 17 Jan 2024

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Sassa clarifies report on 74,000 deceased ghost accounts

12 Jan 2024

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Estate curatorship: Is this a demeaning western construct?

Kaamilah Paulse and Loraine Strydom 4 Jan 2024

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Govt pilots online platform for protection orders

10 Aug 2023

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Have your say on Draft Marriage Bill

12 Jul 2023

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2023 Children's Rights Moot Court Competition winners

3 Jul 2023

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Cabinet approves publication of Draft Marriage Bill

23 Jun 2023

A High Court judge has rejected a man’s attempt to get back support he paid for a child who turned out not to be his. Photo: Brian Turner via (CC BY 2.0)

No legal duty to disclose an extra-marital affair, says judge

Tania Broughton 21 Jun 2023

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Postnuptial agreements - possible, but not simple

Loryn Liberty 19 Jun 2023

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Married in community of property: What you need to know about contracts and consent

Lethabo Mashishi 7 Jun 2023

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