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The Marriages Act (Shona: Mutemo weWanano; [9] Northern Ndebele: uMthetho woMtshado), [a] enacted in 2022 by the Parliament of Zimbabwe, defines civil marriage as "[being] monogamous, that is to say, it is the lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of all others and no person may contract any other marriage during the subsistence of a ...
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Polygamy in Zimbabwe was traditionally practised by the tribal chiefs as a means of elevating their social standing, though they would typically only take two or three wives. [3] According to a 2008 William & Mary Law School study, an estimated 18 percent of Zimbabwean women belong to polygamous marriages. [ 2 ]
In addition, on 28 June 2022 in the case Women's Legal Centre Trust v President, the Constitutional Court handed down an order that declared the Marriage Act and the Divorce Act inconsistent with sections 9, 10, 28 and 34 of the Constitution due to their failure to recognize marriages solemnised under sharia. The declaration of constitutional ...
Zimbabwe does not recognise same-sex marriage or civil unions. In 2013, the Zimbabwe Constitution was amended to define marriage as being between a man and a woman. [17] In May 2019, Mnangagwa's Cabinet approved amendments to Zimbabwean marriage law, which would ban both child marriages and same-sex marriages, lining it with the Constitution. [18]
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The Marriage Acts 1811 to 1886 means the Marriage Act 1811, the Marriage Act 1823, the Marriage Act 1824, the Marriage Confirmation Act 1830, the Marriage Act 1835, the Marriage Act 1836, the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1837, the Marriage Act 1840, the Marriage and Registration Act 1856, the Marriage (Society of Friends) Act 1860, the ...