A study authored by Xiangming Fang, a research associate professor in the Georgia State University School of Public Health, ...

Adolescent pregnancies are common in Africa. For example, in Western and Central Africa, child marriage exists on a large ...

The SADC PF has identified a gap in the consistent monitoring of its model laws. The workshop will facilitate interactive sessions where experts will share best practices and gather essential inputs ...

Africa, and among American Mormons in the 19th century. Polygamy is still common across much of the Muslim world. The idea of marriage as a sexually exclusive, romantic union between one man and ...

"Some of the main challenges to safeguarding minors in the context of the church in Africa are pinned down to cultural norms ...

According to a report by BusinessTech, marriages in South Africa currently are regulated ... making it a criminal offense to marry a child and introducing penalties for violations.

Archbishop Justin Welby, the most senior bishop in the Church of England and leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, has ...

JOHANNESBURG - Muslim marriages are finally officially recognised in the country. The Department of Home Affairs issued 33 South African marriage certificates – acknowledging Muslim unions for ...

After changes to its internal systems, the Department of Home Affairs has granted the first batch of 33 marriage certificates for Muslim marriages for the first time in South African history.

The workshop kicked off in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday ... particularly concerns surrounding child marriage and sexual and gender-based violence. The goal of the workshop is to collect ...