‘Questioning your culture does not make you less African’
Filmmaker Hlophe’s latest documentary looks at lobola
Safta-winning filmmaker Sihle Hlophe says it’s imperative for Africans to question their culture if they want to understand it.
And that is exactly what she did in her documentary Lobola, A Bride’s True Price?, which went on a journey with Hlophe who wanted to make an informed decision on whether she would allow her family to put a price on her hand in marriage...
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