Mpondo customary law

Because of the ingxotha ritual, the bride's integration into the husband's family is complete and irreversible under Mpondo customary law, creating obligations even after the husband's death.

“Because of ingxotha, the bride's integration into the husband's family is complete and irreversible ... Custom demanded that I protect and support her as if she were my own blood sister ... The ritual had already taken place when Sazi died ... ingxotha is not dissolved by death”