SOUTH AFRICAN INDIGENOUS WEDDINGS, culture, customs & traditions

264pp., colour illus., paperback, Reprint, Self-Published, No Place, (2024) 2026

ISBN: 9781049268682

Kedibone Seutloadi discusses traditional heterosexual wedding traditions among ten South African cultural groups — the Khoisan, Pedi, Sotho, Tswana, Ndebele, Swati, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu.

"Dr  Seutloadi explores these ceremonies not merely as social events but as  profound cultural texts — repositories of history, identity, and communal spirituality. While each culture has its unique customs, one of the book’s great strengths lies in its demonstration of shared values that run through all. Across these traditions, marriage is never just a private affair; it is a covenant that binds families, ancestors, and the living community together. Lobola or magadi, in its various forms, emerges as a unifying element — not as a 'purchase' but as a gesture of respect and gratitude to the bride’s family, affirming the sanctity of  union and mutual recognition." Daluxolo Moloantoa, The Southern Cross

Dr Kedibone Seutloadi is a social scientist, an inclusion facilitator, an educator and an entrepreneur based in Johannesburg.