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Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Eric's career includes extensive work in both public and corporate accounting with ...

A new Constitutional Court judgment about the validity of customary and civil marriages has huge implications. An untold number of Black couples, married under customary law and later under civil law, ...

Moses Madondo, CEO Of Thungela, at a discussion on coal fundamentals at the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba 2026 on 10 February in Cape Town, South Africa. The meeting is the world’s largest, most ...

The UNC System Board of Governors is working toward establishing an official definition of "academic freedom." On Wednesday, the board's Committee on University Governance voted to endorse a system ...

The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has ruled that a civil marriage does not overlook an existing customary marriage. But, instead, creates a single continuous marriage governed by different legal ...

The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has found that a divorced couple’s antenuptial contract, signed after their customary marriage, is invalid because it was never formalised through the courts. The ...

The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ruled that a customary marriage concluded in 2002 between Ntombizakhe Dladla and Wonderboy Manana is valid and nullified the man's second secret wedding.

The Imperial Measurement System, originated in Britain in 1824, is now primarily used by only three countries: the United States, Liberia, and Myanmar. Defined by non-decimal units like inches, pounds ...

In the contemporary discourse on law and globalization, Africa's rich tapestry of customary laws is often overlooked. Yet these deeply rooted legal traditions usually embody the principles that govern ...

In South Africa, a customary marriage may begin with ancestral blessings, lobola payments and the union of two families – but when that union breaks down, tradition alone will not suffice. According ...

Deputy Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang has called upon village councils to safeguard and uphold the Naga customary system, stating that it remains central to the community’s identity and justice delivery.