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Marriage Act does not promote polygamy, it regulates all unions

Since May 20, this year, we have had the Marriage Act in operation. In many recent conversations I have heard of references to polygamy; people saying since the Marriage Act came into force, men are free to marry many wives.

I have also been asked often times how polygamy fits in with the principle of equality in the Constitution.

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