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Constitutional Court Ends Gender-Based Surname Discrimination: Jordaan and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (CCT 296/24) [2025] ZACC 19 (11 September 2025) – Husbands Can Now Take Their Wives’ Surnames.

The Factual Matrix: When Husbands Want to Take Their Wives' Surnames The facts giving rise to this landmark constitutional challenge present a stark illustration of how outdated legislation can collide…

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First Wife Consent Strikes Again: Constitutional Court’s Mayelane Precedent Upheld in N.R.M v F.N and Others (943/2023) [2025] ZAMPMBHC 53 (17 June 2025).

The Factual Matrix: A Tale of Two Marriages and Competing Claims The factual backdrop to this matter presents a complex web of relationships that culminated in competing claims to marital…

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