In South Africa, men can have multiple wives and now, this could be the case for women there soon as well. According to CNN, this is very much a possibility within their government, and it has many in the country in an uproar.
This is being introduced in a green paper from South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs. This polygamy move for women is intended to help make marriage in South Africa more “inclusive.”
“South Africa inherited a marriage regime that was based on the Calvinist Christian and Western traditions,” stated the paper. (Current marriage laws are)not informed by an overarching policy that is based on constitutional values and the understanding of modern society dynamics.”
The Department also reached out to “traditional leaders” and human rights activists and many want a “gender-neutral marriage scheme.” In the end, this situation could definitely happen soon, and women will have plenty of options on their hands.
“South Africa could do away with categorizing marriages along lines of race, sexual orientation, religion, and culture. That means South Africa (could) adopt a dual system of either monogamous or polygamous marriages.”
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