BOTSWANA PRESIDENT GRACES NEPHEW’S LOBOLA CEREMONY

LUYENGO – Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi contributed to his nephew’s lobola ceremony.

The nephew to the president, Zwakele Hlanze yesterday paid lobola for Buhle Makhubu in a colourful ceremony held at the bride’s home situated in Luyengo.
Seventeen cattle were presented to the Makhubu family 15 of which were the bride price and the remaining two were the ones exchanged by families known as lugege and insulamnyembeti.
 Throngs of people graced the event and President Masisi was accompanied by the First Lady Neo Masisi.

Other big guns included Bantfwabenkhosi, the Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini and former Deputy Prime Minister Paul Dlamini.
In an interview with this publication, President Masisi and the first lady expressed to their Majesties how delighted they were for the warm reception they got upon arrival in the country.
Masisi went on to say that it was exciting to be in a country that is known for preserving its culture and traditions.

The president also explained that he was in the country for his nephew’s ceremony to play the role of an uncle following his sister‘s union with a liSwati hence the birth of his nephews.
 “With such a relationship, I could never be wondering what was happening behind me when I hear a liSwati speaking and visa versa when they hear a Motswana speaking,” narrated Mosisi.
The first lady stated that they were excited to be in the country which has scenery of mountains which they did not have in Botswana. She continued to say she was even more excited to be outside Mbabane as the real beauty of Eswatini was out of the city.
“I always say in Africa, if you want to know where the people are, you must step out of the city,” narrated the first lady.

She ended by advising her nephew that as he was from Botswana where there were diamonds, his wife Buhle was his diamond going forward and he should forever treat her like one.

Their Majesties presented the president with a cow and this was announced by Prince Masitsela during the proceedings of the ceremony. Chief Lembelele of Luyengo gave the president a goat as a gift.
The overseer of the ceremony known as umyeni, Nhlanhla Nhlabatsi said the family was grateful to be uniting two people who preserved themselves to this point.

He said he wished others would do the same as he said he viewed it as something good.
Nhlabatsi further revealed that the president contributed two cattle in the bride price and that a wedding was expected later this year.

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