The National Council of Provinces has sent three more Bills to the President’s desk, with three months left until the National Election.
has been passed by the National Council of Provinces and now only needs President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signature to become law.Women’s Legal Centre Trust v President of the Republic of South Africa and OthersThe non-recognition of Muslim marriages in civil law meant that a person, especially a woman, who is married in terms of Islamic law had no right to seek a divorce from a court.
The Divorce Act also fails to provide for the redistribution of assets and for the forfeiture of patrimonial benefits on the dissolution of a Muslim marriage in the same manner as other disbanded marriages.To provide for the protection and to safeguard the interests of dependent and minor children of a Muslim marriage.To provide for the forfeiture of patrimonial benefits of a Muslim marriage.
The new Bill provides for payment of interest by Eskom on amounts advanced as a loan, with the Finance Minister setting the rate of interest.
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