{"id":51043,"date":"2026-02-27T10:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=51043"},"modified":"2026-02-27T10:25:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:25:01","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignuncle-loses-r120k-meant-for-cousins-lobola-and-wedding-to-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/27\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignuncle-loses-r120k-meant-for-cousins-lobola-and-wedding-to-gambling\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncle loses R120K meant for cousin\u2019s lobola and wedding to gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-189477\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Uncle-loses-R120K-meant-for-cousins-lobola-and-wedding-to.jpg?resize=600%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Uncle-loses-R120K-meant-for-cousins-lobola-and-wedding-to.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gambling-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gambling-400x240.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A family in South Africa is reeling after a woman, known on X as Lizzy, revealed that her uncle lost R120,000 to gambling in a single day.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet that quickly went viral, Lizzy wrote: \u201cMy uncle lost a total of R120K on gambling in a day. That money was my cousin\u2019s lobola and wedding money. Gambling must be banned in SA!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post sparked a wider conversation about gambling in South Africa, with users debating the responsibility of individuals versus the role of the gambling industry.<\/p>\n<p>While some argued that gambling can be a legitimate source of income for some, others highlighted the dangers of unchecked betting and the impact of losses on families.<\/p>\n<p>One user wrote, \u201cWe stand with the uncle during these difficult times. He wanted to multiply the amount. The idea was great and pure \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another pushed back against calls for a ban, arguing that gambling serves as an income stream for many. \u201cSkills issue. Will you give us money if they ban it because gambling is a source of income for most of us and help those who earn peanuts to survive until the end of month,\u201d the user commented.<\/p>\n<p>Others placed the responsibility squarely on the individual rather than the industry. \u201cWe blame gambling but sometimes people must blame themselves,\u201d one post read. A separate user added, \u201cSo gambling must be banned because of your uncle\u2019s lack of control: it\u2019s not gambling\u2019s fault that what happened, happened. Is gambling a menace, yes, but blaming gambling and not your uncle for losing the money makes no sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Uncle #loses #R120K #meant #cousins #lobola #wedding #gambling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; A family in South Africa is reeling after a woman, known on X as Lizzy, revealed that her uncle&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51043"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51045,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51043\/revisions\/51045"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}