Discuss the significance of lobola in South Africa. Reflect on how this practice has been changed in the recent past. End the essay with an exploration on the measures that can be taken to restore the cultural significance of lobola.

Compulsory readings: Make use of Unit 5 in the prescribed textbook as well as the following: Reading 1: Google Scholar Ansell, N. 2001. ‘‘Because it’s our culture!’ (Re)negotiating the meaning of lobola in Southern African secondary schools’ Journal of Southern African Studies, 27(4): 697-716. Retrieved from https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/bitstream/2438/582/3/Fulltext.pdf (Accessed date 29 September 2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03057070120090691 Reading 2: Google Shope, JH. 2006. ‘Lobola is here to stay’: rural black women and the contradictory meanings of lobolo in post-apartheid South Africa. Agenda, 20(68): 64–72. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233094378_’Lobola_is_here_to_stay’_ru ral_black_women_and_the_contradictory_meanings_of_lobolo_in_postapartheid_South_Africa (Accessed date 31 October 2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2006.9674724 6. Academic sources and accessing credible e-Resources: Not all sources / texts can be classified as academic sources. Wikipedia, for example, is not a credible academic source since authors are not identifiable, and editing an article on this site is very easy. Also, blog posts often provide valuable information but are not academically sound. To judge whether a source is credible, consider the following criteria: • The author should be identifiable through author information, affiliations, and/or qualifications. • An academic source has usually been peer-reviewed. • Academic textbooks or academic journals should be published by a recognised authority/publisher like a university, an academic publishing house, research organisation etc. • A list of references should be present, that is, full citations for sources used. Thorough reference to research is a crucial characteristic of legitimate academic work. 7. You must make use of the Harvard Method of Referencing. Refer to the examples of referencing below: Book, single author: Holt, D.H. 2017. Management principles and practices. Sydney: Prentice-Hall. Book, 2 or 3 authors: McCarthey, E.J., William, D.P. & Pascale, G.Q. 2017. Basic marketing. Cape Town: Juta. Book, more than 3 authors: Bond, W.R., Smith, J.T., Brown, K.L. & George, M. 2016. Management of small firms. Sydney: McGraw-Hill. Book, no author: Anon. 2009. A history of Greece. Athens: Cengage. eBook: Case, J., Marshall, D. & McKenna, S. 2018. Going to university: The influence of higher education on the lives of young South Africans [E-book]. Cape Town: African Minds. Retrieved from https://www.africanminds.co.za/wpcontent/uploads/2017/06/9781928331698_web.pdf [Accessed 3 June 2019]. Academic journal article with one author: Waghid, Y. 2019. On the polemic of academic integrity in higher education. South African Journal of Higher Education, 33(1):1–5. Academic journal with 2 or more authors: Waghid, Y. & Davids, N. 2019. On the polemic of academic integrity in higher education. South African Journal of Higher Education, 33(1):1–5. Newspaper article from a webpage: Motshwane, G. 2019. A missed opportunity: Shakes slams Bafana’s Afcon plans. Sowetan Live, 7 June. Retrieved from https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/soccer/2019-06-07-amissed-opportunity-shakes-slams-bafanas-afcon-plans/ [Accessed 8 June 2019]. Court case: Gold Circle (Pty) Ltd v Maharaj (1313/17) [2019] ZASCA 93 (3 June 2019). Web based images (figures, graphs, maps, artwork): Boston City Campus & Business College. 2019. Welcome [Image]. Retrieved from https://www.boston.co.za/ [Accessed 3 June 2019]. Music or recording: Makeba, M. 1960. The Click Song [Recording]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg4Fp-A7IRw [Accessed 8 June 2019]. Chapter in an edited book (collected work): Velez, C. 1978. Youth and aging in central Mexico. In B. Myerhoff & A. Simic (eds.). Life′s career-aging: Cultural variations on growing old. San Francisco, CA: Sage, 107–162.