Pilot Study: Student Views about Lobola at a Peri-Urban University in South Africa- Crimson Publishers
Pilot Study: Student Views about Lobola at a Peri-Urban University in South Africa by Kathryn Nel in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Research Study
Lobola is defined as the money or gifts that are given to the bride’s family by her husband and his family [1]. The process of Lobola is carried out by the elders from the family of the man and the woman in the presence of a messenger or negotiator (in Xhosa the Unozakuzaku) who is the person sent to discuss bride price with the family of the bride [2]. In the past century, Lobola was paid in the form of cattle, sheep and goats from the husband’s family but today Lobola is often conducted in the form of monetary exchange. This is because of urbanisation and the fact that many families do not farm or have place for cattle. Lobola is believed to play a significant role in marriage and was traditionally designed to unite the two families together and to promote a feeling of trust and mutual understanding among them.
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