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Ukuthwala is the South African term for bride kidnapping, the practice of a man abducting a young girl and forcing her into marriage, often with the consent of her parents.[1] These "marriages by capture" occur mainly in rural parts of South Africa, in particular the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.[2] The Basotho call it tjhobediso. Among the Xhosa and Zulu people, ukuthwala was once an acceptable way for two young people in love to get married when their families opposed the match (and so actually a form of elopement).[3]Ukuthwala has been abused, however, "to victimize isolated rural women and enrich male relatives."[3]
^"The Legal Resources Centre - 2012 08 02 Traditional practices may be harmful: Xingwana". Archived from the original on 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
^Sarah Condit (2011-10-28). "Child Marriage: Ukuthwala in South Africa". Genderacrossborders.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
^ abDixon, Robyn (12 July 2012). "Bride Abductions 'a distortion' of South Africa's Culture". Los Angeles Times. Northwest of Howick.
Retrieved 2011-07-22. Child bride kidnapping – Age old custom of Ukuthwalwa The Tale of Ukuthwalwa Cultural heritage in the work of two Xhosa-speaking ceramic...
likely have been in courtship or a relationship prior to Ukuthwalwa. Decades before Ukuthwalwa would entail legal bridal abduction, where the man could...
or in her teens Xhosa people used to have arranged marriages called 'ukuthwalwa' then on wedding ceremony called 'umendiso' theme songs are sung. This...
equity, but the progress has been limited so far. The practice is known as ukuthwalwa or simply thwala in the Nguni-speaking tribes. (The Basotho call it tjhobediso...
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