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Those who are calling for the ancient tradition of lobola to be abolished don’t know what they are talking about.
This practice has been around for hundreds of years and some are saying it has passed its time and must be scrapped. I disagree.
28 Mar 2021
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Dashiki | Fun and games at lobola negotiations
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Lobola negotiation is like a match where you wrestle your opponent up and down, except the outcome is obvious when it comes to the exercise of requesting umakoti. Picture: Khaya Ngwenya/City Press/Gallo Images/Getty Images
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