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Lobola

Hollywood whirlwind: Prowse, Sinatra & the six-week engagement
Friday
/ 9 April 2025

Hollywood whirlwind: Prowse, Sinatra & the six-week engagement

She fell for Sinatra, dazzled Hollywood, but wouldn’t trade her spotlight for a ring — no matter how big

By Juliet E Prowse
Zulu king’s divorce sparks debate over tradition, modernity and royal life
National
/ 7 January 2025

Zulu king’s divorce sparks debate over tradition, modernity and royal life

Misizulu kaZwelithini’s divorce comes amid tensions in the royal family from those who dispute his ascension to the throne

By Londiwe Xulu
Time to press the reset button on lobola?
Opinion
/ 14 February 2022

Time to press the reset button on lobola?

Family formation is not simply a matter between two individuals who are in love; it instead is framed by culture

By Kwanda Ndoda
Mpho Moshe Matheolane: Living with culture, letting it go
Article
/ 1 August 2012

Mpho Moshe Matheolane: Living with culture, letting it go

Debates around cultural practices like lobola will always become a spectacle if they don’t address its relevance to the people who practise it.

By Mpho Moshe Matheolane
Tricky art of negotiating lobola
Article
/ 17 February 2012

Tricky art of negotiating lobola

Tradition dictates that the bride’s family must give the groom’s family a hard time during negotiations.

By Owethu Kheli
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Article
/ 15 August 2011

Do I buy a house or save for lobola?

How do you split your priorities when you don’t have enough money to do both?

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 13 April 2011

Where do I put my lobola money?

Capitec has good rates, but watch those monthly fees.

By Maya Fisher French
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Africa
/ 16 October 2008

Botswana brides: Buy now, pay later

Prospective husbands who can’t afford the dowry are paying for their brides in instalments, writes Keletso Thobega.

By Keletso Thobega
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Africa
/ 18 July 2008

Lobola for my love

Getting engaged the old-fashioned way proves a challenge for a modern feminist, writes Danai Mupotsa.

By Danai S Mupotsa

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