Swapo commands legislature to amend definition of “spouse”

Stefanus Nashama The Swapo Party Central Committee has commanded the government to immediately take executive and legislature steps aimed at introducing a Namibian law defining the word ‘spouse’ in the Immoral Control Act, which definition will inevitably modify the common law principle applied by the Supreme Court. This follows a recent Supreme Court judgment recognizing same-sex marriages certified outside the country for purposes of Section 2(1)(c) of the Immoral Control Act, which was delivered on 16 May 2023. The Swapo Party on Saturday held a Central Committee meeting to address the matter of the Supreme Court judgment. According to the…