UNION for the Development of Apostolic Church in Zimbabwe (Udaciza) and Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (Accz) have acceded to last month’s Constitutional Court ruling on child marriages.
The Constitutional Court declared child marriages illegal and set 18 years as the minimum age of marriage.
It is estimated that most cases of child marriages are recorded within Apostolic and Zionist churches.
Udaciza secretary general, Rev Edson Tsvakai last week told the Press that before the ruling their organization had already started a campaign aimed at ending early marriages.
“As a body we have a well-documented Action Plan which clearly stipulates that it is illegal to marry children under the age of 18,” Edson was quoted as saying by the Sunday Mail.
He said now that child marriages have been declaled illegal, the organisation will work at complementing the work of law enforcement agencies.
Accz President, Bishop Johannes Ndanga concurred with Rev Tsvakai and said people should not abuse the Bible to quench their evil lust of abusing innocent children.He said the long arm of the law will soon catch up with those who dare stay in the past.
- Sunday Mail
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