Both South Africa’s courts and its legislature have failed to do their bit in creating a culturally diverse society.
- Emeritus Professor of Private Law, University of Cape Town
The reasons for the phenomenon of child marriage are complex and include the fact that in customary law, marriageable age was never reckoned as an actual number but depended on puberty.
The recent skirmishes about culture in the public space represent the tip of an iceberg that can be properly characterised as a cultural backlash.
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