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*Cabinet Approves Law To Ban Homosexual Marriages* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?md The cabinet on Thursday approved the Marriages Amendment Bill, which will see the repeal and replacement of the Customary Marriages Act (Chapter 5:07) and the Marriages Act (Chapter 5:11). The new law seeks to outlaw child marriages and homosexual marriages, among other provisions in line with the new constitution. ---------- *Latest itel S24 now available on Pindula* $124 Cash on Delivery in Harare & Bulawayo. WhatsApp: 0️⃣7️⃣8️⃣3️⃣ 4️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ 7️⃣9️⃣3️⃣ ---------- This was revealed by the Minister of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Priscah Mupfumira, who was representing Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa during a post-cabinet media briefing. Said Mupfumira: > The objectives of the Bill are inter alia [to] ensure gender equality; recognise the rights of women, youth and children; recognise the cultural groups and the preservation of cultural values and practices which enhance the dignity, wellbeing and equality of the people; provide for free and full consent to marriage by the intending parties; to accord the primacy of the best interests of the child, prohibit same-sex marriages; and recognise the supremacy of the constitution which invalidates, any law, practice, custom and conduct inconsistent with the constitution. The issue of same-sex marriages is a hot potato, with “progressive” elements in society calling for its canonisation while “conservatives” consider it a taboo. There was an uproar a few weeks ago when it was reported that some legislators were pushing for the lowering of the age of sexual consent to 12 years. *Related:* *FULL TEXT: MPs Deny Calling For The Reduction Of Age S_exual Consent* *MPs Call For Age Of S_xual Consent To Be Lowered To 12 Years* *Dr Labode Rejects “Reduce Age Of S_xual Consent” Allegations* *More: ZBC News* _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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