![]() Mbabane: The Coordinating Assembly of Non-Governmental Organisations (CANGO) would like to appreciate justice being served by the High Court’s judgment to give effect to equality of husband and wife married in civil rights, community of property delivered on the 30th August in the case of Makhosazane Eunice Sacolo (nee Dlamini) and Another vs. Jukhi Sacolo and two others (1403/16: 2019). Indeed, this is a landmark case because the Court neutralised marital power which has always been afforded men only in marriage, according to the Marriage Act 1964. But now because the wife in marriage is authorised, both spouses have the same entitlements which are “equal capacity and authority to administer marital property.” Also, the section 24 and 25 of the Act were struck down, declared unconstitutional an invalid. We would like to wish the applicants, first applicant Makhosazane Eunice Sacolo (nee Dlamini) and second applicant, Women and Law Southern Africa-Swaziland, well for the victory and standing up for women’s rights the legal way. Because of their courage, women’s rights to dignity prevailed. To this end, Women and Law Southern Africa-Swaziland to be a true advocate and having the interest of women at centre of its existence in not only supporting the first applicant’s rights but the landscape for all women married through civil rights in community of property. As the common law doctrine of marital power, has been declared unconstitutional, discriminatory and inconsistent with Sections 18, 20 and 28 of the Constitution (2005), we can from this stage, therefore, encourage the Legislature to play its role too and amend the Marriage Act of 1964 to align it with the Constitution. ##### Statement by Nkosingiphile Myeni Communications Officer CANGO Tel: +268 2404 4721 Mobile: +268 7817 9868 Twitter: @CANGO3 Facebook: Coordinating Assembly of NGOs Eswatini
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![]() Are you are youth-implementing organisation? Are you registered as an NGO/CSO and operational in the Kingdom of Eswatini? If you are, reach-out to CANGO for the orientation of the Youth Consortium whose objectives are: coordinating the youth civil society space; magnifying the advocacy issues for youth issues to receive government attention; capacity building and training opportunities; and raise resources to implement youth-focused issues. Tell us more about your organisation. Reach-out to CANGO at 2404 4721. Send your email to cango@cango.org.sz and copy communications@cango.org.sz. If your organisation is still unregistered, reachout to us as well and let's form a movement; the Youth Consortium: Freedom. Equality. Email to: cango@cango.org.sz copy communications@cango.org.sz For more details, call: 2404 4721 CANGO invites suitably qualified candidates to join its dynamic team for the vacant Coordination and Advocacy Programme Officer’s position.
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If you are interested, send your application with letter, CV, references, certified copies of academic certificates to director@cango.org.sz and copy administration@cango.org.sz or; hand deliver at CANGO Offices at Plot 419 JSM Matsebula Street. Deadline for submission is the 28th of August 2019. Only shortlisted individuals shall be informed. |
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