Marriages of inconvenience: the fraught politics of coalitions in South Africa: Former Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip, from the DA, third from left, and his deputy Mongameli Bobani, from the UDM, extreme right, help clean up a street in 2017. by Werner Hills/Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images The popularity of the African National Congress (ANC), which …
Indian Matchingmaking: a show about arranged marriages can’t ignore the political reality in India: Sima Aunty, the central figure in Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking, facilitates the tradition of the arranged marriage by finding suitable matches. As she meets with clients and their families, the programme outlines the parameters of what constitutes a suitable and desirable match …
Pasha 74: From girl to adult: the impact of early marriages in Ghana: shutterstock There are a number of reasons why many girls marry young in Ghana. They include gender inequality, poverty, traditional and customary practices, social norms, peer pressure and poor parenting. The impact of early marriage on girls’ lives can be negative, especially …
Climate crisis causing families to shun farmers for arranged marriages: Nandhu Kumar/Unsplash, FAL The devastating effects of climate change on the natural environment are already well known. Temperatures are increasing. The frequency of extreme weather events is on the up. Sea levels are rising. But the social and cultural effects of the climate crisis are …
South Africa’s failure to legislate on religious marriages leaves women vulnerable: A Hindu bride on her wedding day. EPA-EFE/Shaizaib Akber Until the end of apartheid in 1994, only civil marriages concluded under the Marriage Act were legally recognised in South Africa. Post 1994, the new Constitution enabled the recognition of different forms of marriages, including …
‘Sham marriages’: why Europe needs to get off its high horse: Mixed marriages are viewed suspiciously by European immigration officers Wikimedia Commons “Why do you want to marry a Nigerian?”, a visa officer at a European embassy in Nigeria asked Helen while her partner was interviewed in a nearby room. “I’m asking this more as …
Jobs and paid-for schooling can keep Tanzanian girls from early marriages: Many girls in Dar es Salaam's slums drop out of school because of the costs involved. ICT4D.at/Flickr, CC BY-SA Sub-Saharan Africa is home to four of the top five countries in early marriage – or child marriage – rates: Niger, Chad, Mali and Central …
Beautiful Plant Marriages – a Beauty interest event taking place on 2017-04-08 10:00:00 in United States Combine two plants for double the impact and learn how growing plants together can save on your watering needs. How to add a partner plant to a tree or shrub already in the garden, how to create a shrub …
South Africa in the news: Why same sex marriages should be legalized in Kenya: Whereas Kenya is still opposed to same sex marriage, South Africa has already set an example in Africa. Same-sex marriage has been legal in South Africa since the Civil Union Act which came into force on 30 November 2006 making South …