Maidens look on while preparing to deliver the reeds at Ludzidzini royal palace during the annual Reed Dance in Swaziland, August 30, 2015. . REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - ...

While strolling through my TikTok feed, I came across a striking video of Zulu maidens singing while dancing a traditional dance. I must have replayed it at least five times – taken in by their pride ...

Umphakathi WamaSwati chairman in Ekurhuleni Jabulani Nkosi and some of the girls who took Umhlanga to the royal village in Swaziland this year. One of the oldest traditions is checking girls for their ...

At least 38 young women have died in a road accident in Swaziland on their way to an annual ceremony where the king might have chosen one of them as his wife, an advocacy group said on Saturday. At ...

Swaziland’s annual Reed Dance, a ceremony which is meant to be a traditional show of virginity by thousands of maidens, is acquiring a seedier reputation for events off stage. About 60,000 ...