Paper 2 · Heritage, Taboos and Totems
Name the bride wealth paid in cattle and money by a bridegroom's family to the family of the bride in Indigenous Religion.
Model answer
roora
Also accepted: lobola, lobolo, bride wealth, bride price
Explanation: Roora is not a purchase but a transfer that binds two families, legitimates the marriage and establishes that the children belong to the husband's lineage. It is paid in instalments and is negotiated by the go between (munyai) with sekuru and vatete present.
Derived from ZIMSEC Family and Religious Studies 4047/2, November 2020, Q1