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Man in court for violently demanding back lobola

A Southlea Park woman, Ms Lilian Gwena, has secured a protection order against her husband, Claudius Gatawa, after accusing him of violent behaviour, sexual abuse, and harassment linked to his demand for a refund of the lobola he paid.Test…

Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 17:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man jailed for assaulting daughter over unpaid lobola

A 45-year-old Chipinge man, Donald Dhunda, has been sentenced to two years in prison by Chipinge magistrate Nixon Mangoti for assaulting his brother's daughter over unpaid lobola.However, Dhunda will serve one year behind bars after Magist…

Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 12:28hrs | | by Edson Mapani

Chipinge man jailed for assaulting niece over unpaid lobola

A 45-year-old Chipinge man, Donald Dhunda, has been sentenced to two years in prison by Chipinge magistrate Nixon Mangoti for assaulting his brother's daughter over unpaid lobola.However, Dhunda will serve one year behind bars after Magist…

Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 12:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter

5 more suspects appear in court over Chivayo lobola robbery

Five more suspects from Chitungwiza appeared in court yesterday on allegations of robbing businessman Mr. Wicknell Chivayo's in-laws of US$74,000 at their farm in Marondera.The accused - Garikai Shangwa (43), Temptation Gerald Dinhidza (44…

Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 suspected Chivayo lobola robbers appear in court

Two suspected robbers from Chitungwiza, accused of participating in the robbery of businessman Wicknell Chivayo's in-laws at their Marondera farm, appeared in court yesterday.Peter Maramba Vhiya (43) and Takudzwa Maisvoreva (24), represent…

Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

3 arrested over Chivayo lobola theft

Police have arrested three men from Hopley, Harare, in connection with a violent farm robbery in which in-laws of flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo were robbed of US$75,000 in cash. Authorities are now pursuing more suspects, includi…

Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 17:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

Wicknell Chivayo's lavish lobola payment sparks debate

Flamboyant businessman and controversial tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo has once again made headlines - this time for his extravagant approach to lobola (bride price) negotiations. Chivayo, known for his deep ties to the ruling elite and l…

Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:56hrs | 1938 | by Staff reporter

Son-in-law demands back lobola, court saves in-laws

The High Court intervened to protect the Karoi in-laws, who were pressured by their son-in-law to reimburse him $2,720 paid as bride price for their daughter. The daughter, Shumirai Bandera, was discovered to be involved in an extramarital…

Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

Lobola payment, optional in Zimbabwe

MEN can now pay lobola only if they want to as a bride price is now a moral decision rather than a mandated legal necessity under the New Marriages Act.This emerged during a recent interactive public legal awareness meeting aimed at delvin…

Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:30hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Man demands lobola refund after wife runs off with pastor

SOUTH Africa- based Zimbabwean musician Sgodo, real name Alson Mandla Thebe, is demanding a refund of his lobola money from his in-laws after his wife dumped him for a man of God.A heartbroken Sgodo is demanding a full refund of every cent…

Published: 07 Oct 2023 at 19:31hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter

Male legislators, marriage laws

ZIMBABWE on Tuesday joined the rest of the world in commemorating and celebrating International Women's Day.This is a day set aside worldwide to recognise and celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.It …

Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 20:12hrs | 3 | by Miriam Tose Majome

Why Lobola Should not be Refundable - Love must never be refunded nor measured in monetary terms

The case of Lobola has generated a lot of interest amongst many Zimbabweans and many traditional leaders. The people of Zimbabwe put the proceedings in the public domain which they review the lawfulness of a decision or action made by the …

Published: 02 May 2021 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza and Denford Madekufamba

Covid-19 lockdown: How times have changed

It was after four aborted attempts at assembling that customary team of amadombo, an attempt at receiving and meeting our prospective in-laws as a non-negotiable precondition to observe the cultural rite of lobola.Zoom meetings are sinking…

Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:08hrs | 4 | by Zifiso Masiye

The impossibility of abolishing lobola

THIS is the conclusion of a three-part series which discussed the feasibility of doing away with roora or making it optional in customary marriages.The position taken has been that it is impossible to alter it because of its religious/spir…

Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:00hrs | | by Miriam Tose Majome

Spiritual significance of lobola/ roora

Calls to abolish the payment of lobola/roora are associated with some feminist perspective, which decries it as the major cause of inequalities between the sexes. Arguments against it are well established and the intention here is not to a…

Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:20hrs | 7 | by Miriam Tose Majome

Bride Price is not body purchase!

The payment of bride price is a common phenomenon that is practiced in most of Africa and some parts of Asia. It is a way of showing appreciation to the parents of the bride for conceiving her as well as for the upkeep. Although it seems a…

Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 11:51hrs | | by Daniel Itai

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 as paying "dowry".Technically this is no…

Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 09:37hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Is lobola outdated?

Tendai is deep in love with Bongi and happily embedded in a long-term relationship. He has a superb job in the marketing department of a radio station in Bulawayo and drives a neat car and dresses well. It is what it is: he is a man on the…

Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Tafi Mhaka

Lobola: A celebration of family union

On Sunday, we all gathered in a big round hut while our daughter Stella was getting married. No, it was not a white wedding. It was a roora, the bride price ceremony. We knew Stella would fetch good roora because she is a qualified schoolt…

Published: 04 Feb 2015 at 09:46hrs | 1 | by Sekai Nzenza

New app for calculating lobola

It's one of the oldest cultural traditions in Africa and now a startup tech company in Gauteng has come up with an app to calculate Lobola. The app, developed by Johannesburg techno boffin Robert Matsaneng, is available from the Andro…

Published: 23 Jan 2015 at 14:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

Revisiting of the marriage act vital in addressing inheritance

Marriage is an intensely personal matter, but the concept exists in all cultures and across all religions, although there can be argument over just how many wives a man may marry or how many husbands a women can have. The problem for a gov…

Published: 15 Nov 2011 at 10:27hrs | | by Unknown

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