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Articles about Jennifer Williams

Marriage Bill causes rift among Muslims

The split in South Africa's Muslim community over the Muslim Marriages Bill is deepening.

Zuma's wives in a very tricky spot

Jacob Zuma's wives are no doubt well advised, and seem to have no end of uncles, columnists and pundits counselling them and Zuma on whether they should marry Zuma and whether or not they are in fact married, given the status of negotiations. But there is one matter that seems to have escaped these women, writes Jennifer Williams

Court ruling gives boost to customary marriages

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that the Road Accident Fund treat women in customary marriages claiming support the same as those married under the Marriage Act (civil marriage). The director of the Women's Legal Centre, Jennifer Williams, said on Wednesday the ruling was a victory for women married in terms of customary law.


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