My partner and I are a same-sex couple and want to get married at Home Affairs. Is the marriage officer permitted to refuse to marry us based on his or her personal conscience, religion and/or belief about our relationship?
This article explores the repeal of section 6 of the Civil Union Act 17 of 2006, which provides that a marriage officer may object to solemnising a civil union between persons of the same sex on the grounds of conscience, religion and belief.