The Constitutional Court has cleared the way for husbands to take their wives' surnames upon marriage, in a recent landmark ruling. The verdict strikes down key sections of the Births and Deaths Registration Act as unconstitutional saying they unfairly discriminated against men by denying them the same automatic name-change rights long given to women. The case was brought by two couples: Henry van der Merwe, who wanted to adopt his wife Jana Jordaan's surname and Andreas Nicolas Bornman, who sought to hyphenate his with his wife Jess Donnelly-Bornman's. Elvis Presslin spoke to Cultural expert and UJ lecturer, Professor Gugu Mazibuko

<p>The Constitutional Court has cleared the way for husbands to take their wives' surnames upon marriage, in a recent landmark ruling. The verdict strikes down key sections of the Births and Deaths Registration Act as unconstitutional saying they unfairly discriminated against men by denying them the same automatic name-change rights long given to women. The case was brought by two couples: Henry van der Merwe, who wanted to adopt his wife Jana Jordaan's surname and Andreas Nicolas Bornman, who sought to hyphenate his with his wife Jess Donnelly-Bornman's. Elvis Presslin spoke to Cultural expert and UJ lecturer, Professor Gugu Mazibuko</p>

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<p>A weekly news and current affairs show presented by Elvis Presslin on SAfm 104 to 107 from 5:00 to 6:00 am.</p>