Although the judgment promotes gender equality, it opens another chapter in the struggle between customs and constitutional ...

Veteran Nollywood actor Pete Edochie has underscored the value of African traditions in sustaining long-term marriages, arguing that Nigerians and other Africans have important lessons to teach the ...

When Jana Jordaan first told her then-fiance Henry van der Merwe that she intended to keep her last name after they got ...

The top court gave South African lawmakers ... to chose their surname after the marriage. The government also recognizes ...

A women's lobola skit fliped tradition, highlighting new law allowing men to take wife's surname, sparking laughter & conversations about evolving marriage customs.

Governments and religious institutions regulate marriage. Such regulations are heavily laden with specific moral ideas and cultural taboos. There are heated debates around what counts as “proper” ...

A Chinese-South African couple gained online attention by explaining traditional Chinese marriage customs The Chinese man married to a South African woman contrasted this tradition with the South ...

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 ...

This is NEWS & NOTES. I'm Farai Chideya. Today, a special roundtable discussion on the state of black marriage in 2006. But first, back to 1965. A report called Black Families in Crisis, written by ...

Marriage goes far beyond the exchange of vows. It is a celebration of culture, family pride, and creativity. Some weddings ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Visiting Africa to promote female economic development, Ivanka Trump on Monday sought to spotlight laws and customs that hold women on the continent back, from restrictions on ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Visiting Africa to promote female economic development, Ivanka Trump on Monday sought to spotlight laws and customs that hold women on the continent back, from ...