So what happens when a guy that earns R8 000 a month wants to marry you, but can't afford it? I want to believe that I am a slightly cultured black lady. I was raised by a staunch traditional Sesotho ...

The rule of thumb when investing is to separate matters of money and affairs of the heart, but there’s one big exception to that: lobolo. The practice of a groom paying the bride’s family in cash or ...

Themba Dlamini is a husband, father of four, pastor and chartered accountant who loves South Africa – warts and all. He is the author of Village Boy: A Memoir of Fatherlessness, and writes to wrestle ...

While growing up I was always fascinated by the idea of magadi or lobolo negotiations. I looked forward to being Maja Ditlhogo (uncle) and heading the negotiations for my niece or nephew. The idea of ...

In rural South Africa, a man seeking a wife has long had to pay a few cattle to her parents, as a token compensation for their loss and as a gesture indicating his financial ability to support a new ...

Lies, Deceit and family disputes are dogging Bishop Hamilton Nala and his new wife less than a month after they got married. At the heart of the issue lies the lobolo, which may not have been paid.