The creator of the Lobola Agreement for Marriage document, a standardised legal contract to conduct lobola negotiations, hopes to bounce back following a dry spell that hit him in 2020 when gatherings such as weddings were stopped due to Covid-19. 

Jabulani Mahlangu, 52, made headlines in 2019 for creating the legal document, which allows for negotiators to record key points discussed and agreed on during the negotiation in the form. He was able to successfully get the form distributed to stores such as CNA and Shoprite. ..