What is Lobola?
Lobolo or lobola in Zulu, Swazi, Xhosa, Silozi, Shona, and northern and southern Ndebele, and mamalo in Tshivenda language, sometimes referred to as “bride wealth” or “bride price” is a property in livestock.
Lobola Prices In South Africa?
For example, in Gauteng, the province that includes Johannesburg and Pretoria, the average lobola is 12 cows or R82,500
How many cows are in a lobola?
10 cows
What happens after lobola is paid?
The moment the final lobola price is agreed upon, the uncles of the groom would meet with the family of the bride and arrange for the payment.
After that is done, the groom becomes a part of the bride’s family, and a party would be thrown.