Dealing with a dowry dilemma

Statesboro man hopes to wed Zambian bride, but tradition stands in the way

Wayne Rilliet, right, wants to marry Brenda Chinyama. But tradition requires that the family of his Zambian fiancee receive a dowry that is the cash equivalent of eight cows before the marriage can go forth.

W Wayne Rilliet Brenda Chinyama — Wayne Rilliet, right, wants to marry Brenda Chinyama. But tradition requires that the family of his Zambian fiancee receive a dowry that is the cash equivalent of eight cows before the marriage can go forth.

Wayne Rilliet and Brenda Chinyama want to get married, but Rilliet doesn't have enough cows to pay her dowry. Rather, the Statesboro resident is seeking a new job and doesn't have the financial means yet to pay Chinyama's family the equivalent of eight cows, the traditional dowry her family requires. Chinyama lives in Zambia and is of the Tonga tribe.

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