‘Ukuthwala condemns girls to a life of servitude and poverty’
07 December 2015 - 13:08
It is “intolerable” that the practice of ukuthwala is being allowed to continue in a country with one of the “most progressive constitutions in the world”‚ The Salvation Army said on Monday. The organisation said the cultural custom “was originally a practice that fulfilled many functions in the family”‚ but “now usually involves a girl‚ reported to be as young as nine or 10 years old‚ being married to men sometimes five times their age”.
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