WOMEN SAY THUMBS UP TO MLANGENI’S RULING

MANZINI – Judge Titus Mlangeni has given women, especially, something to talk about.

Some women who voiced out their opinions regarding the recent judgment that ‘Makhwapheni cannot be sued for adultery’ said they were tired of being harassed and labelled as ‘boMakhwapheni’  by the wives of the married men they date.

One such woman, who called this publication, said she had to endure threats of litigation and being cited in divorce papers by the wife of the man she was dating.

“At least the spouse will know that there is nothing she can do to me now. From the judgment, I deduced that the judge put clearly that the spouse should deal with his/her better half and leave us (the so called bomakhwapheni or third parties) alone,” said the female caller, who wished to remain anonymous.

Another female, through her Facebook page took it a step further by quoting part of the judgment and made an ‘addition’ to it.

“It is now accepted that primary responsibility to sustain marriage rests with spouses and that if they abandoned this responsibility, not much can be achieved through punishing their parties in the form of civil rights” Niyeva kambe? (do you understand)? You can also add, “In the form of whatsapp texts, SMS, calling with private numbers or kidnapping or calling the third party names (sic).”

Some of the women noted that the judge had just given them ammunition against the wives of the men they date. However, others felt the judgment may have serious repercussions to many marriages.
Religious leaders, on the other hand, are of the view that a person cannot be judged twice, at least according to Christianity.

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