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Same sex couple sues gov't for right to marry

Bonolo Selelo
Bonolo Selelo

A legal battle has begun at the High Court as a same-sex couple pursues marriage equality. The couple, Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo Kumile, has taken the government to court, challenging the Marriage Act, which they say forbids same-sex marriages.

They are specifically challenging Section 10(2) of the Act, arguing that it violates Sections 3, 7, 12, 13, and 15 of the Constitution.

In papers seen by The Monitor, Selelo details their love story. The couple says their union began in October 2023, and they moved in together two months later.

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