Mzansi Woman Left Devastated After Lending Man R80K for Lobola, Then He Disappeared

Mzansi Woman Left Devastated After Lending Man R80K for Lobola, Then He Disappeared

  • A South African woman loaned her boyfriend R80 000 for lobola negotiations but his uncles never showed up
  • Judging by the post, the woman was left heartbroken and netizens are divided by her story
  • Many people criticised her for lending such a large sum towards her own engagement

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Woman loaned man R80k to pay for her lobola
A woman was left reeling after her man disappeared with her R80 000. Image: Jacob Wackerhausen
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A Mzansi woman who lent her man R80K for lobola left many netizens shaking their heads in disappointment.

Woman gets scammed by bae

A TikTok video shows a screenshot of a tweet detailing how one unnamed woman had been trying to call her man because his uncles didn't show up at the gate as promised.

This was after she had given him the money that morning because his funds hadn't cleared in time for the negotiations.

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Commenters under the video couldn't help but judge and criticise the woman who willingly lent her man thousands of rands to ask her family for her hand in marriage.

See the TikTok video below:

SA calls the woman out for an unwise decision

Netizens did not hold back sharing their two cents on the woman's misfortune, saying she got what she deserved.

thabsile 63 said:

"Ayi abezwa laba uyalunga nje."

LesediRamsley responded:

"He borrowed it to go and pay lobola for his real love, I'd definitely drive to Limpopo to buy lightning for him, aka nyela oneway."

Nomsa Maseko responded:

"She was paying for school fees. She needed to learn a lesson."

User101 wrote:

"So y'all have R80K in your bank account just sitting nje nisebenza kuphi."

KhensaniN said:

"My mom has always said NEVER borrow a man money for lobola."

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LEBO M commented:

"Usebenzile umfana. Well done, boy."

Noxolo Thwala ❤ replied:

"Kanjani nje vele nina niyazishadisa manje sies."

Nzuzo_Em commented:

"Niboleka abafana imali yokuthi balobole Nina futhi ngayo?? Ay ngiyanivuma."

Man breaks a sweat polishing floors of his home

In another story, Briefly News reported that a South African man took to social media to share a hilarious glimpse of what life is like without a wife to help take care of his home.

A video posted on TikTok by @dumisamcd shows him down on his knees as he works hard to polish the floors of his house using a cloth and Cobra polish.

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