Marriage of minors in Botswana
Botswana has low incidence of marriages of children overall but the practice is reported to be a major issue among the Basarwa, Zezuru, parts of the Kgalagadi communities and in North Western Botswana.[1] There is little information available on the issue.[2]
Botswana Marriage Act
- Registration of marriages of religious and customary marriages.[3]
- Increased the age of marriage to 21 without consent.[3]
- Persons below the age of 18 can only marriage with the consent of parents.[3]
References
- ^ BABOKI KAYAWE (17 June 2015), "June 16 tackles child marriage", Ministry of Labour Home-Affairs. Government of Botswana, archived from the original on 13 July 2018, retrieved 19 July 2020
- ^ "Atlas".
- ^ a b c "June 16 tackles child marriage", Ministry of Labour Home-Affairs. Government of Botswana, Mmegi (newspaper)
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