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Outcry over South Africa’s multiple husbands proposal

BBC News

By Pumza Fihlani

June 28, 2021

A proposal by the South African government to legalise polyandry – when a woman has more than one husband at the same time – has led to howls of protest from conservative quarters.

This does not surprise Professor Collis Machoko, a renowned academic on the topic.

The objections are “about control,” he told the BBC. “African societies are not ready for true equality. We don’t know what to do with women we cannot control.”

Read more…https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57548646