Pre-1990, these celebrity relationships would have been illegal in South Africa, and their children would have been born a crime.
South Africa celebrated Human Rights this week, and these couples are exercising their right to love whoever they want to.
Siya and Rachel Kolisi
Siya and Rachel Kolisi have two children together, Nicholas and Keziah. Rachel often shares cute pictures of her little ones on Instagram, including images of Nicholas covered in baby bum cream! The couple also take care of Siya’s siblings, Liyema and Liphelo, who were orphaned when their mother died in 2009.
Zuraida Jardine and Josh Lindberg
TV personality Zuraida Jardine and her husband Josh Lindberg are parents of Shia and Zaria. Their kids are the perfect combination of their parents.
Raelene Rorke and Nathaniel Clarke
Former Miss SA Teen Raelene Rorke and her American husband Nathaniel have two daughters, Nyla and Quinn. The sisters might be a few years apart but they are the spitting image of each other.
Zolani Mahola and Nicholas Klemp
Freshly Ground lead singer Zolani Mahola and her husband Nicholas Klemp have two children together, Zazi and Eli.
LeAnne and Sipho Dlamini
Singer LeAnne Dlamini has two daughters with her husband Sipho. Zani-Lee and Zaya-Rose both love to sing and dance like their mother.
Janice and Lloyd Cele
Former Idols SA contest Lloyd Cele and his wife Janice’s children have the coolest names. There’s the newest addition to the family Kingsley, who was born last year, their eldest son Levi and daughter Zoey.