Guest: Mo Afrika wa Maila- PRESIDENT AND CHIEF ACTIVIST AT ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT (AACUM) 

Guest : Mkhulu - Solly Nduku General Secretary of NUPAATHPSA i.e Professional Association of Traditional Health Practitioners in South Africa also a National Chairperson / Sector Leader for THPs under the SANAC (South African National AIDS Council).

Guest: Sheikh Rafeek Hassan-Founder and director of the Islamic Interfaith Research Institute (IFRI) ) 

WHAT IS RELIGION’S POSITION ON MARRIAGE OUT OF COMMUNITY OR PROPERTY?

Marriage is a legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship (historically and in some jurisdictions specifically a union between a man and a woman).

Three types of marriages are recognised under South African law: civil marriages, customary marriages and civil unions. A marriage contract is an agreement signed before or after a wedding that provides a private and custom-made set of rules for dividing the couple's property should they separate and divorce or die.

There are 2 marriage contracts: community of property or an antenuptial agreement. If you choose to be married in community of property,

your assets are shared equally. If you don't want your assets to be shared, you need to sign an antenuptial agreement before you get married.

Marriage in community of property however means that if you and your spouse are married in community of property, this means that you share a joint, undivided estate that is made up of your respective assets and liabilities, including those that accrued prior to the date of your marriage.

That is at the core of our conversation today. Does religion favour a specific marriage contract over the other?

What Is Religion’s Position on Marriage out Of Community or Property?