“You Know Culture”: Woman Calls Out Joburg Parents for Allowing Cohabitation in Homes, SA’s Stunned

“You Know Culture”: Woman Calls Out Joburg Parents for Allowing Cohabitation in Homes, SA’s Stunned

  • A local started a heated debate online after seeing some families in Joburg allowing their son to live with their girlfriends at home
  • The passionate shared a clip of her take on cohabiting on TikTok, drawing many replies in turn
  • Social media users praise the lady for her honesty and cultural grounding, questioning the girls who leave their homes to stay with men, too
TikTok users praised a lady for standing up to recognise a mistake made by many families
A lady was disappointed after seeing kids who lived with girlfriends in their parent's home in Joburg. Image: @yolandankwindana
Source: TikTok

A woman from the rural part of the Eastern Cape proved to be grounded and full of morals after lambasting parents who allow van-en-sit in their home, something she witnessed while in Joburg.

The video was shared under the lady's TikTok handle @yolandankwindana, attracting 162K views, 11K likes and over 500 comments from social media users who were not shy to voice their views.

The lady's stance on vat-en-sit

In the clip, @yolandankwindana shares her frustrations while standing beside a wall outside. She begins by addressing the habit she noticed in some Johannesburg households: mothers allowing their sons to live with girlfriends in their homes despite no lobola being paid.

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She confidently explains that such behaviour wouldn't fly in her family and adds that those parents lack honesty by not holding their sons accountable for traditional responsibilities.

Watch the video below:

The woman gets Mzansi talking

The video attracted many views, likes, and comments, as many social media users echoed @yolandamkwimdana's sentiments, praising her for understanding right and wrong. Some, however, shared that some cohabit for hunger and financial reasons.

User @lorendat shared:

"Sisi, you're a true African. You know our culture. I'm proud of you dear💕✌️."

User @MaraPontsh said:

"On point, sisi."

User @colane68🚫added:

"It's called vat n sit, we learn, practicals and gain experience for marriage."

User @DelgadoDee said:

"Iciniso lelo sis wam (that's the truth, my sister) they did spoil things, forgetting that we are black & grow up with rules."

User @kay detailed:

"Ugal wafika ekhaya (the girlfriend came to our home when) my brother was still in school. uGal didn't finish school. We tried, athi sinomona (we're jealous) she came back pregnant. She has 3 now and is still at home."

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3 Articles about couples living together

  • A woman rejoiced when her man paid lobola for her after cohabiting for 15 years.
  • A local couple continued their vat-en-sit arrangement, moving from a shack to a rental flat.
  • A woman living in Joburg was tired of travelling to Bloemfontein whenever she needed to see her boyfriend, so she decided to move in with him.

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Source: Briefly News

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Bongiwe Mati (Editor) Bongiwe Mati is an experienced reporter currently working under the Human Interest desk at Briefly News since (Aug 2024). Prior to joining the Briefly team, she worked for a campus newspaper at the University of the Western Cape (2005) before joining the Marketing and Sales department at Leadership Magazine, Cape Media (2007-2009). She later joined BONA magazine as an Editorial Assistant (2023-2024), writing for digital and print magazines under current news, entertainment, and human interest categories. She can be reached at bongiwe.mati@briefly.co.za

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