Dozens of thousands of "maidens" braved the baking hot sun, which according to Swaziland meteorology services, raised the temperature to above 30 degrees Celsius. The spirited traditional display -- ...

The annual reed dance - where young women gather from across the country to pay homage to the queen mother - could be seen as an example of "girl power" (file photo). AllAfrica publishes around 500 ...

Over 80 000 women and girls, some as young as four, participated in this year’s Reed Dance in Swaziland on Monday. The women, known as imbali, came from every corner of the small Southern African ...

Rehearsals for this year's Reed Dance in Swaziland have started and the maidens who dance bare-breasted in front of King Mswati III have been told by organisers they must wear short skirts. The Reed ...

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. Around 60,000 ...

THOUSANDS of bare-breasted Swazi maidens have begun congregating at the Ludzidzini Royal Palace for the Swaziland’s most sacred kingship rite, the weeklong Umhlanga Reed Dance. Swaziland’s absolute ...

(MENAFN- The Maravi Post) LOBAMBA-(MaraviPost)-Botswana President Ian Khama ribbed his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma on Tuesday after the leaders attended a parade of thousands of Swazi maidens ...

At least 40,000 fewer young Swazi women are taking part in this year's annual Umhlanga or Reed Dance ceremony than in 2013 Swaziland newspapers reports. Newspapers reported on Thursday that 80,000 ...

A common tradition in Swaziland (Swazi) permits the King, Mswati, to choose a new bride every year. DAILY POST learnt that a long time tradition in Swaziland permits the the Sherburne-educated King to ...

Thousands of Zulu maidens are making their way to Enyokeni Royal Palace in Nongoma, north of KwaZulu Natal for this year’s annual (uMkhosi woMhlanga) Reed Dace. Last weekend more than 100 000 Swazi ...

LOBAMBA, Swaziland—It's fast approaching dusk at the Ludzidzini Royal Compound when King Mswati III makes his long-awaited entrance. For hours, the royal stadium has been a spectacle of song and dance ...

The foreign policy advisers of America’s leading Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, have said that if elected president, the billionaire’s first visit to Africa will be for the annual ...