Ukungenwa eMzantsi Afrika: Isiko, Intsapho, noMthetho wamaLungelo

Ukungenwa sisiko esaziwayo eMzantsi Afrika apho umfazi ongumhlolokazi ethathwa njengomfazi womntakwabo womyeni oswelekileyo.

Kwezinye iimeko, oku kuthethwa njengokuthi “ulandelwe” lusapho lomyeni.

Lo mkhwa usaqatshelwa kakhulu kwiindawo zasemaphandleni ezibambelela kwisintu, ingakumbi e-Eastern Cape naseKwaZulu-Natal.

Kwimbali yaseMzantsi weAfrika, ukungenwa kudityaniswa nembono yokuba umtshato awubophi abantu ababini kuphela, kodwa ubopha neentsapho (lineages) ezimbini.

Xa indoda isweleka, kulindeleke ukuba abafazi bayo bahlale kwelo qela losapho, baze bathathwe zizalamane zamadoda zomyeni.

Le ndlela ikwabizwa ngokuba yiLevirate marriage.

Ngamanye amaxesha indima yendoda emlandelayo ibingeyokulala nomhlolokazi, kodwa ibikukubonelela ngolondolozo, ukhuseleko, kunye neemfuno zoqoqosho.

Noko ke, kwezinye iimeko yayiba liqabane lesondo, aze abantwana abazalwa kuloo budlelwane babalwe njengabantwana bendoda eswelekileyo.

Ngoko kwakungabikho mtshato mtsha, kodwa kwakuhlawulwa i-lobola esasalele.

Imikhwa efana no-ukuthwala (imitshato yokuxhwila) kunye no-ukungenwa iye yagxekwa kakhulu.

Nangona le mikhwa ithathwa njengemincinci kwaye isenzeka kwezinye iindawo ezisagcina kakhulu amasiko, inkomfa yomgaqo-nkqubo we-ANC yaphakamisa ukuba ithintelwe kuba ibonwa ngathi iyaphikisana nomoya wamalungelo oluntu kumgaqo-siseko waseMzantsi Afrika.

Ngo-2012 kwabakho umsindo omkhulu woluntu xa kwangeniswa iTraditional Courts Bill, eyayiqinisekisa iinkqubo zobulungisa besintu kunye neendlela zazo, kuquka ukungenwa no-ukuthwala.

NgoDisemba waloo nyaka, iParliament’s Select Committee on Security and Constitution yathatha isigqibo esivunyelwene ngaso sonke sokurhoxisa loo mthetho ubudale impikiswano.