Over 800 couples tie the knot in mass wedding in South African church that blesses polygamous unions
A bride and a groom wait during the mass wedding ceremony in Kgabalatsane, South Africa. Photo: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
Carien du Plessis and Siyabonga Sishi
More than 800 couples walked down the aisle on Easter Sunday in one of the biggest mass wedding ceremonies in South Africa since the Covid-19 pandemic.
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