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Ukuthwala is the South African term for bride kidnapping, the practice of a man abducting a young girl and forcing her into marriage, often without the consent of her parents. [1] These "marriages by capture" occur mainly in rural parts of South Africa, in particular the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal . [ 2 ]
In South Africa, ukuthwala is the practice of abducting young girls and forcing them into marriage, often with the consent of their parents. [143] The practice occurs mainly in rural parts of South Africa , in particular the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal . [ 144 ]
Tsonga traditional healers celebrate at initiation dedicated to the Ndau spirit. Ukuthwasa is a traditional African practice that involves a spiritual calling and initiation process for individuals chosen by their ancestors to become healers or diviners.
Cultural practices such as ukuthwala (abducted marriages) and ukungenwa (widow inheritance) are expected to be outlawed in South Africa. [4] Although the cultural practices are marginal and practised in some of the most conservative rural communities, the ANC policy conference has proposed a ban on such cultural practices as they are viewed as ...
Ukuthwala (child marriage) is a tradition common in some South African provinces wherein young girls are married to older men, which may also account for some ...
The Injusuthi Project is a Sibisi Foundation initiative which documents the stories of Ukuthwala, the act of forcing young women to enter into wedlock as young as 12-years-old. Ukuthwala is a cultural practice prevalent in South Africa, especially in KwaZulu Natal and Eastern Cape. Being born around this practice, Sibisi saw how this practice ...
Wastewater plants are failing to remove a group of potentially toxic chemicals before pumping treated water into rivers and lakes — and climate change may be making the situation even worse, a ...
These arranged marriages have destroyed the lives of many girls. This has changed in 2016 with the amendment of the trafficking legislation to include criminalization of the "ukuthwala" practice, which had been bastardized over time. There are many pieces of legislation that have been introduced to promote the protection of women in rural ...