A SOUTH African court on Friday ordered that the country’s laws on adoption be changed to allow gay couples to adopt children, a report said. SABC public radio said the Johannesburg High Court made the ruling following an application by Judge Anna-Marie de Vos, who adopted two children six years ago. De Vos took the matter to court because the Childcare Act prevented her long-standing lesbian partner Suzanne du Toit from co-adopting the children. Friday’s ruling has still to be confirmed by the Constitutional Court, South Africa’s highest court. – AFP