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Unpacking the lobola refund issue
Zimbabweans were highly active on social media discussing an underreported 2015 court ruling which made a ruling that a man can sue his in-laws to recover lobola if his wife cheated on him. The ...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 07:16hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Dr Masimba Mavaza, sex in Zimbabwean culture is tantamount to rape. Men think sex is physics!
Dr. Mavaza, your article was informative, I am sure many will benefit from your input. What excited me most in your article is not so much about sex element which is exciting enough but your confirmat...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 12:39hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
If I had married that man, I would be dead by now!
The level of violence in Zimbabwe is alarming: domestic violence accompanies the life of a married woman daily. Daily we read depressing news about the growing number of cases of femicide. Today again...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 17:58hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwean families in UK facing lobola nightmare
Throughout Africa a marriage could not take place without some form of gift (or "payment") of animals, food or other material goods to the parents and family of the bride. Today people speak of this a...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 09:37hrs | 5 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
South Africans wake up to the horror of white interests in the rainbow
My deepest, heartfelt condolences to the Chidyausiku family on the loss of Godfrey, our recently retired Chief Justice. He was a fine character, an enormous lawyer by any measure.Above all, he served ...Published: 06 May 2017 at 12:27hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Man loses wife over unpaid lobola
IT is popular within Africans that a man does not have to pay all the bride price at once, but it all back-fired for a Hwange man when his in-laws accepted bride price from his wife's boyfriend, argui...Published: 25 Apr 2015 at 15:49hrs | | by Nhlalwenhle Ncube
Mass weddings are unbiblical, unAfrican and unconstitutional
Just as a person cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born (John 3), so no African couple can claim to have had a ‘second' or ‘blessing' marriage ceremony with the same spouse ...Published: 02 Dec 2014 at 18:02hrs | | by Dr Onesimus A. Ngundu, PhD - University of Cambridge
Prophet refuses to attend wife's burial
A LEADER of Johane Masowe WeChishanu Jerusalem Baptism Church shocked his congregants and family when he reportedly refused to attend his wife's burial claiming that he was busy with God's busines...Published: 12 Nov 2014 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman snatches best friend's man
YOUR worst enemy could be your best friend and your best friend your worst enemy...The above saying is making sense to a Bulawayo woman who got the shock of her life when she discovered that ...Published: 07 May 2014 at 16:29hrs | | by Nhlalwenhle Ncube
Woman bashes hubby over unpaid lobola
A BINGA woman, Florence Madimba, appeared in court facing assault charges after she allegedly gave her former husband a thorough hiding demanding that he pays lobola for their two children who are un...Published: 05 May 2013 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Father-in-law beats son-in-law for taking long to settle lobola
"THERE is no way I can let you continue enjoying the fruits of nature with my daughter while you have not paid all my money," uttered an angry Nyamandlovu father.The man, Obadiah Khathazile Nk...Published: 06 Dec 2011 at 12:38hrs | | by Mathew Ngwenya
Live in boyfriend losses property to late girlfriend's family
MOURNERS in Pumula suburb were treated to a free movie on Wednesday when the family of the late woman and that of her live-in boyfriend fought over property, with the latter claiming that they wanted ...Published: 19 Oct 2011 at 12:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pastor 'kills' wife to wed new bride
IS THERE anyone who can stand up and say he has never lied?Surprisingly even pastors lie to get what they want in life. A pastor from Voice of God Apostle church, Farai Moyo, is report...Published: 06 Sep 2011 at 10:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Businessman loots son in law's household property as lobola
A FORMER Ndolwane Super Sounds guitarist is singing the blues as his' father-in-law' seems bent on making him face the music for defaulting on a lobola payment which he was charged when he had j...Published: 04 Feb 2011 at 14:21hrs | | by Byo24News
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