The new bill will make it illegal for any parent to consent to a minor being married, and Zongi Nhlapo posits that if it was already in existence, perhaps the country wouldn't have publicly witnessed the trainwreck of a young Dlamuka pair, who wed when they were 15 and 16.
There is a Zulu song commonly sung at weddings, usually by the bride’s family. “Isencane lengane ubani obengashada emncane kangaka”. Directly translated, it says “This child is so young, who would get married at such a tender age?”
Among other things, the bill would make it illegal for any parent to consent to a minor being married. As is in South Africa, parents have the right to allow their minor children to enter into customary and civil marriages if they are under the age of 18. It's during the episode where he openly said “I'm easily irritable, I'll beat you... When they told me different stories, I slapped her." Thando herself admitted that he beats her, frequently. During this episode, she asked him "What if you had killed me?"
As parents, guardians, and adults in minors’ lives, our job is to protect our children and protect them from themselves, as best and as far as we can. The Draft Marriage Bill also states that for polygamous marriages to be valid, the two people aged 18 or above must give free consent to enter into the marriage. and have the legal capacity to do so.
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