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Lobolo or lobola in Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Silozi, and northern and southern Ndebele (mahadi in Sesotho, mahari in Swahili, magadi in Sepedi and bogadiSetswana, lovola in Xitsonga, and mamalo in Tshivenda) roora in [ChiShona}, sometimes referred to as "bride wealth" [1] [2] [3] or "bride price" is a property in livestock or kind, which a prospective husband, or head of his family, undertakes to ...
This article should be renamed Bridal Redemption (or something else that can be agreed), and should provide a generic description of this practice, history, purpose, etc., and then a brief list of the local names and variations (such as Lobola). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.132.222.44 14:29, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
The Tonga people pay lobola (bride price) in the form of money, with kin liable for further payments if a child or wife falls ill. Males could not divorce their wives without a hearing of public repudiation, while she and her family could dismiss him without formality, unless he had a wealthy or otherwise powerful family.
1980 Zimbabwe wildcat strikes, wildcat strikes in Zimbabwe prior to the country's formal independence. [10] 1988–90 Zimbabwe healthcare strikes, series of strikes by healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses. [11] [12]
The cattle kraal was crucial to a man's life, and the lobola (bride price) was usually paid in cattle. [1]: 16–23 They cultivated sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, ground beans, and cowpeas. The population expanded, and K2 had a population of 1500 by 1200.
Rozvi Empire: c. 1660 –1866 Mthwakazi: 1840–1893: Rudd Concession: 1888: BSA Company rule: 1890–1923: First Matabele War: 1893–1894: Second Matabele War: 1896–1897: World War I involvement
The Kingdom of Butua [pronunciation?] or Butwa (c. 1450 –1683) was a pre-colonial African state located in what is now southwestern Zimbabwe.Butua was renowned as the source of gold for Arab and Portuguese traders.
ZBC's television service now consists of a single channel, known as ZBC TV. The ZBC re-established a second TV channel of its own, Channel 2, in April 2010, [88] but this station was decommissioned in August 2015. [89] On 28 April 2022, ZBC launched Zimbabwe's first youth-oriented television channel, Jive TV. [90]