Marriage

Slice of life: A proposal at the opera

National Simon Allison - 24 Jan 2020

I started singing formally in 2003. Before that I was in the school choir. I came to visit family in Cape...

Customary law can pose problems for widows

Analysis bogdan TagDiv - 23 Nov 2018

Despite a new Act, many women and children are up against discriminatory practices

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may

Article Zamantungwa Khumalo & Kiri Rupiah - 27 Jul 2018

Women, celebrate achievements besides those of marrying and having babies

Slice of Life: Divorce is not a failure

Article Carl Collison - 18 May 2018

'This belief that women divorcées are embittered — there’s a very overt streak of patriarchy in that'

Court ruling a victory for married transgender people

Article Carl Collison - 13 Sep 2017

The judgment should improve the home affairs department’s attitude to transgender marriages

Uncivil reception at Home Affairs office for women wanting a civil union

Article Carl Collison - 15 Sep 2016

'The fight to have their union officially recognised contrasts markedly with the traditional wedding ceremony they enjoyed beforehand.'

Less than a third of home affairs officials are willing to marry same-sex couples

Article Carl Collison - 15 Sep 2016

Religious freedom, at times masking discrimination, is used too often to trump others’ right to marry.

Nothing beats the exhilaration you feel on saying yes! yes! yes! to a life together

Article bogdan TagDiv - 8 Sep 2016

You meet, you go out, you discover you are in love. But your emotions explode when the one question calls for the ultimate commitment.

Don’t do porn if you’re married because you’ll probably end up divorced

Article Sipho Kings - 24 Aug 2016

Research backs up this finding — but it also revealed that young people are crap at matrimony.

When three is not a crowd

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 6 May 2016

Polyamory is gaining traction as an ethical way to be romantically involved with more than one person.

Here’s a proposal: Keep it private

Article bogdan TagDiv - 19 Dec 2014

A marriage proposal should be an intimate affair, not an egotistical YouTube video.

The witches make men do it

Article Kagure Mugo - 6 Nov 2014

It's not fair that Senzo Meyiwa's mistress has to carry the blame for his cheating ways.

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