ensuring same-sex marriages are fully recognised under the unified Act. Although same-sex unions are already legal in South Africa, their formal inclusion in the broader marriage framework has met ...

The three most important blocks of legislation were: The Race Classification Act. Every citizen suspected of not being European was classified according to race. The Mixed Marriages Act.

marriages in South Africa are regulated by three distinct laws, each tailored to different types of unions. The Marriage Act governs monogamous marriages between opposite-sex couples, while the ...

the women wearing white bridal gowns and many of the men in matching white suits and red ties. Polygamy is legal in South Africa if the union is registered as a customary marriage.