South Africa signed the Maputo Protocol in March 2004 and ratified it in December 2004. 2017 Traditional Courts Bill: Critiqued for marginalising women’s voices by shifting the power to male heads of household in traditional courts and affects single women without male family members [i] 2019 Recognition of Customary Marriage Amendment Bill: Would allow women who entered into customary marriages before 1998 equal rights to marital property, even in polygamous marriages [ii] New proposed law will seek to harmonise the three marriage acts on the principles of equality and non-discrimination, including outlawing marriage under 18 years of age, and including