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Lobolo Agreement
Lobolo can be defined as the practice of paying a bride price before marrying someone. It initially took the form of payment of cattle.
It can also consist of part cattle and part money.
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However, in Matsoaso v Roro [2011] 2 All SA 324 (GSJ) par [18] the Court found that “…the mere fact that lobolo was handed over to the applicant’s family, significant as it is, is not conclusive proof of the existence of a valid customary marriage.”
Thus, this means that Lobolo is seen as only one of the requested requirements, and not as the only one.
