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Namibia: Taking wife’s surname ‘struck me as logical’ – Nust lecturer – News

Namibia: Taking wife’s surname ‘struck me as logical’ – Nust lecturer – News

Africa Links 24 with Chollastic Tjehiua
Published on 2025-09-15 17:00:00

– Traditional leaders say the law is a Western concept
– Most Namibians are not aware that the law has existed since 2024
– Feminists say the law speaks to equality

Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) lecturer Hugh Ellis-Mwiya says when he married his wife last year, his relatives asked if she was going to pay lobola for their wedding.

He says he and his wife, Munukayumbwa Ellis-Mwiya, both decided when dating to double-barrel their names, an approach that has been…

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