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Why can’t SA women have two husbands?

South African women could soon be allowed to marry more than one man. But the proposal to update marriage laws has set tongues wagging (to say the least).

One wife. Several husbands. Why not? South Africa is considering an update to its marriage laws. Among other things, it could make polyandry legal. If the changes go through, this would be a big first for Africa - but perhaps unsurprisingly, not everyone’s up for it.

Host: Nancy Kacungira (@Kacungira on Twitter)
Guests: Latashia Naidoo, investigative journalist; Reverend Kenneth Meshoe, African Christian Democratic Party leader; Elizabeth Retief; Aaron Motsoaledi, South Africa’s Minister of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Affairs.

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