As a strategy for preventing sexually transmitted infections, condom use is a much safer option than monogamy, which has a high rate of failure

The story, carried by the Zambian Observer said that Swazi men would have to marry several wives starting from June

Having one household is not a cultural or moral issue – it is just good business sense

Polygamy is explored in "Lessons in Husbandry" by South African author Shaida Kazie Ali, and "The Ruins of Us" by Keija Parssinen.

The heavy-handed response to the Brett Murray’s painting raises the ominous spectre of the state silencing dissent, writes Anne McClintock