南非一家法院裁定,男子可以采用妻子的姓氏,称禁令具有歧视性和殖民性质。 A South African court ruled that men can take their wives' surnames, calling the ban discriminatory and colonial.

纳米比亚的2024年法律允许配偶相互采用对方的姓氏,这引发了关于性别角色和传统的辩论,一些传统领导人反对男子取妻子的名字。 Namibia's 2024 law allowing spouses to adopt each other's surnames has sparked debate over gender roles and tradition, with some traditional leaders opposing men taking their wives' names. 虽然积极分子支持这一变革,作为实现两性平等的一个步骤,但文化阻力仍然很强。 While activists support the change as a step toward gender equality, cultural resistance remains strong. 在南非,一项具有里程碑意义的法院判决废除了禁止男子采用妻子姓氏的法律,称其为歧视性和殖民性的,并肯定妇女保留自己姓名的权利。 In South Africa, a landmark court ruling struck down a law banning men from taking their wives' surnames, calling it discriminatory and colonial, and affirming women’s right to retain their names. 这一决定植根于殖民前的传统,即妇女经常保留其出生名,反映了全球向重新界定家庭身份和两性平等的更广泛转变,尽管社会接受程度不同。 The decision, rooted in pre-colonial traditions where women often kept their birth names, reflects a broader global shift toward redefining family identity and gender equality, though acceptance varies across societies.