Category Archives: Traditional leaders

It Is Better To Marry Multiple Wives Than Have Girlfriends Outside Marriage, Says Swaziland

June 1, 2010 – 10:52 am

It is better to have many wives rather than have lots of girlfriends in transactional relationships, says Johannes Nolangamanola, says The Post Online. Speaking at the meeting of the HIV/AIDS committee at the on-going Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) parliamentary forum, Nolangamanola said polyandry was against the Swazi tradition but polygamy was permitted

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Against the Odds Broadcasts on SABC1 Tonight @ 20h30

May 26, 2010 – 11:00 am

What would you do if you found out that the person who is helping you to support your family is doing so in order to get closer, and establish a sexual relationship, with your daugher/grand-daughter/niece?

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The Unintended Consequence Of Polygamy

May 24, 2010 – 11:05 am

“Polygamy has two parts to it: the favourite wife and the not-so-favourite. Really, the unfavoured is just as good as the favourite wife, but only one of them is fully satisfied and well-taken care of. So the other one will have to go out and fend for herself. I really don’t find polygamy to be [...]

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Men And HIV Prevention

May 12, 2010 – 10:45 am
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Culture Evolves, Polygamists Haven’t

May 5, 2010 – 1:42 pm

Here are some of the questions we need to ask ourselves when we consider polygamy in our modern society, writes Zuki Mqolomba in her article, Culture evolves, polygamists haven’t.

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Women In Southern Africa Are Afraid To Ask Their Men To Use Condoms

April 28, 2010 – 8:32 am

During our research on multiple concurrent partnerships , women from all nine countries said that they were afraid to ask their men to use condoms during sex, even though the man may be openly involved in sexual relationships with other women. Find out why!

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Campaigns Make Teenagers Wary Of Sex

April 22, 2010 – 10:32 am

Nationwide sex education campaigns have been credited with a massive drop in the number of teenagers who are sexually active in South Africa, reports Times Live.

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