Two couples approached the Concourt to challenge parts of the birth and deaths act, it turns out that parts of this act are infact invalid. This has now resulted in the Concourt ruling that husbands can now
take their wives surname. We heard you last week and today we are joined by Dr Nokuzola Mndende/ cultural activist and Adv Kgotso Ntjana to unpack the African spiritual and legal connotation of all this ruling