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- 38 -under puberty to indulge in sexual intercourse.After puberty, however, the girls were strictlycontrolled by those older than they were. 91)In addition Zulu mothers used regu larly toexamine their daughters pudenda by way ofsupervision against defloration.Havingpremarital sexual relations was therefore acrimeunless it conformed with the following procedure .•92)After a period of about three months, any young,man who had been accepted by a girl, couldgo to the "AMAQHIKIZA" or older girls and askfor permission tci have external sexual intercourseor "HLOBONGA" with his lover. Such permissionwas seldom refused, for the custom, thoughtechinacally unlawful, was nevertheless connivedat by the older girls and the parents. Regarded,then, in such a way, "Ukuhlobonga" was universallypractised among the Zulus without any qualms. 93)o f conSC1-ence.The"ukuhlobonga" custom was during the reignof Ce~Uhwayo degraded by "SIGCWELEGCWELE",head of the ema NGADINIclan, when he countenanced"ukuhlobonga" within'his ownbetween full brothers and sisters.clan, evenSince thattime promiscuous intercourse became commoncert a1-n " f am1- " I" 1-es. 94)in(g)ABORTION.Miscarriages (UKUPUPUMA ISISU) were rather frequentamong the Zulus. The artificial p~ocurance ofabortion was, however, rare. Yet it did occur95)especially with the royal girls in the "isigodlo".In the case of miscarriages the Zulus used many91) KRIGE, EoJ.: op.cit., pp. l05·-1n692) Ibid., P. 10693) BRYANT., A.T.: op.cit., p. 56B94) Ibid., p. 56995) Ibid., p. 62939/•.• -••