For many brides, buying a gown from a bargain online platform sounds nerve‑wracking, but when one South African bride discovered her dream wedding gown on Temu for just R320, she turned scepticism ...

The 27-year-old woman took to Reddit to share that she was ridiculed after she sported a green dress to a German wedding, despite asking if there was a dress code. She explained that she had been ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Offering a unique take on a long-standing cultural practice, South African artist Zizipho Poswa uses clay to embody “bride-wealth” in her first solo exhibition. South African artist Zizipho Poswa hard ...

Are "Bride Price" weddings celebrating African identity - or scams which demean women? British grooms whose families originate from parts of Africa are paying money for their bride. It’s known as ...

A cross-cultural wedding ritual drew major attention online as a Nigerian groom participated in a traditional ceremony to honour his South African bride’s customs The heartfelt moment, guided by ...

The video of the African-American groom speaking in bride’s native language Malayalam during vows was posted on Instagram. The image, taken from the Instagram video ...

How many cows are you really worth? Paying lobola, dowry, or bride price is a custom in many parts of the world and calculating it is steeped in tradition. But South Africa now has the Lobola App. DW ...

The latest feature from the ‘Timbuktu’ director follows an African bride who flees to China in order to start a new life. By Jordan Mintzer Part of reviewing films for trades like The Hollywood ...

Just over a decade ago in South Africa, a flurry of media reports surfaced about a customary practice known as ukuthwala. The reports described a rise in ukuthwala characterised by the kidnapping, ...

The BBC's Africa Live programme looks at an age old tradition that is practised by many communities across the world - Bride price. In Africa, it is still practised extensively and known as "lobola" ...