Best customary /traditional labola marriages guide in south africa 2025 [Download FREE agreement]

Registration of customary marriages: Traditional marriages will only be recognised as lawful if they have been registered. Even if lobola was paid and the marriage was celebrated along with customary rituals and laws, it must be registered with the Department of Home Affairs. This is a condition of the African Customary Marriages Act, which came into operation in November 2000. In line with this law, the marriage can be registered at any office of the Department of Home Affairs within a period of three months after the customary wedding took place. This can be done at any office of the Department of Home Affairs or through a designated traditional leader in areas where there are no Home Affairs offices.

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