Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to engage Western Cape-based religious leaders on marriage policy review
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, is scheduled to host a dialogue with religious leaders in the Western Cape on the development of a new marriage policy for South Africa. The dialogue will focus on the role of religious leaders in the solemnization and registration of marriages and explore key issues on mainstreaming equality, human dignity and non-discrimination in marriage legislation and practice.
The first dialogue with religious leaders was held in Gauteng, on 26 September 2019. The Western Cape dialogue will further discuss limitations of the current marriage law which does not cater for some religious marriages, like Hindu, Muslim and certain customary marriages in African communities.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Time: 09h00
Venue: Southern Sun Cape Sun, 23 Strand Street, Cape Town
For Media Confirmations:
Thabo Mokgola
Cell: 060 962 4982
E-mail: thabo.mokgola@dha.gov.za
For Media Enquiries:
Siya Qoza (spokesperson for the Minister of Home Affairs)
Cell: 082 898 1657
David Hlabane
Cell: 071 342 4284 (media manager for the Department of Home Affairs)
