South Africa’s top court says banning a husband from taking wife’s family name is unconstitutional
- Posted on September 11, 2025
- By The Toronto Star
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South Africa’s top court says banning a husband from taking wife’s family name is unconstitutional
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's top court ruled on Thursday that an apartheid-era law banning husbands from taking their wife's family name or hyphenating both spouses' surnames was unconstitutional.
