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Court Overturns Second Customary Marriage Due to Lack of Consent

A recent ruling by the Johannesburg High Court has reaffirmed that customary marriage in South Africa is not exempt from legal safeguards — especially when it comes to polygamy. In a case brought by a first wife, the court declared her husband’s second customary marriage invalid on the grounds that he had not obtained her consent, as required by law.

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