The Western Cape had the highest rate of marriage in 2005, at 614 per 100,000 of the population (Gauteng: 498). Gauteng had the highest rate of divorce at 944 per 100,000 married couples (Western Cape: 764). (StatsSA, Marriages and Divorces, 2005)

This week’s theme: Marriages and divorces

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