WE HAVE NOT BANNED LOBOLA, SAYS MINISTER
The Marriages Bill
does not outlaw the payment of bride price (lobola), but it seeks to prohibit
marriage officers from requesting proof of payment of the same when solemnising
a customary marriage, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Z…
The Marriages Bill
does not outlaw the payment of bride price (lobola), but it seeks to prohibit
marriage officers from requesting proof of payment of the same when solemnising
a customary marriage, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi
Ziyambi has said.
The current law requires marriage officers to satisfy
themselves with proof of payment of the traditional bride price