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Zimbabwe: Marriages Bill Stalls Over Lobola
The Herald, 29 December 2020
Disagreements between the Government and traditional leaders on a Clause related to payment of lobola and powers of chiefs as marriage officers, have stalled the Marriages… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Marriages Bill Passes 3rd Reading
The Herald, 8 June 2020
The Marriages Bill passed its third reading with amendments in the House of Assembly on Thursday last week and will now go to the Senate. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 'Marriages Bill Has Good Intentions'
The Herald, 12 February 2020
Government's decision to include the "civil partnership" clause in the Marriages Bill was done in good faith and was meant to protect women who fail to assert their… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: MPs Block Marriage Bill From Being Debated in Parliament
New Zimbabwe, 26 July 2019
In its current form the Marriages Bill is at best a "destroyer" of civil unions, opposition MPs have argued. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Gays and Lesbians Tear Into Marriage Bill
New Zimbabwe, 8 August 2019
For as long as the proposed new Marriage Amendment Bill does not talk about same-sex marriage, it remains unaccommodative, the Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) has… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Property Rights and the Marriages Bill
The Herald, 5 June 2019
The current debate on the proposed Marriages Bill has re-ignited the issue of property rights during marriage. It is an issue that is closely linked to marriage itself. Properties… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Marriages Bill Public Hearings Begin
The Herald, 27 August 2019
Parliament yesterday started public hearings in Harare to solicit views on the Marriages Bill, which seeks to harmonise customary and statutory marriages, as well as decriminalise… Read more »