The ruling outlined the ‘horrific consequences’ of child marriage and said there had long been a 'lack of common social consciousness’ on the problems faced by girls who marry early. The case defines ‘child’ pursuant to Article 81 of the Constitution to mean a girl or a boy under the age of eighteen years. Therefore, no child i.e. a boy or a girl under the age of eighteen years, has the capacity to enter into a valid marriage in Zimbabwe.