ce ▁for ▁civil ▁partners hips ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁that ▁for ▁marriage . ▁ ▁The ▁Civil ▁Union ▁Act ▁makes ▁no ▁explicit ▁prov isions ▁for ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁foreign ▁un ions . ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁lex ▁lo ci ▁celebr ation is , ▁a ▁foreign ▁marriage ▁( including ▁a ▁same - sex ▁marriage ) ▁is ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁a ▁marriage ▁in ▁South ▁African ▁law . ▁However , ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁foreign ▁forms ▁of ▁partners hip ▁other ▁than ▁marriage , ▁such ▁as ▁civil ▁un ions ▁or ▁domestic ▁partners hips , ▁is ▁not ▁clear . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁divor ce ▁case ▁the ▁Western ▁Cape ▁High ▁Court ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁a ▁British ▁civil ▁partners hip ▁as ▁equivalent ▁to ▁a ▁civil ▁partners hip ▁in ▁South ▁African ▁law . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Mar riage , ▁un ions ▁and ▁partners hips ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁South ▁Africa <0x0A> </s> ▁For ▁three ▁hours ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁trad ing ▁was ▁halt ed ▁on ▁the ▁Nas da q ▁Stock ▁Market . ▁Tr ading ▁on ▁the ▁exchange ▁stopped ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 1 4 pm ▁and ▁res umed ▁at ▁ 3 : 2 5 pm , ▁with ▁ 3 5 ▁minutes ▁left ▁of ▁trad ing ▁for ▁the ▁day . ▁One ▁week ▁after ▁the ▁trad ing ▁halt ▁NAS DA Q ▁O M X ▁cred ited ▁the ▁free ze ▁to ▁an ▁over loading ▁of ▁the ▁Sec ur ities ▁Information ▁Process or ▁( SI P ) ▁caused ▁by