New age limits for marriage coming to South Africa

• The Department of Home Affairs is in the process of amending marriage legislation to align the minimum legal age for marriage with the Constitution by setting it at 18 years.
• The proposed Marriage Bill would consolidate South Africa's marriage laws and ensure they align with the constitution, but some people believed this was still too low, suggesting the age be raised to 21.
• Some members of the public argued that 18-year-olds are still at school and not mature enough for marriage and would not have the means to marry and start a family.