The Swazi Observer, a newspaper in effect owned by King Mswati, that has been extensively covering the Reed Dance, reported Mamba saying, 'The police will be there at the national event from the ...

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 ...

They were on their way to attend the Reed Dance where tens of thousands of topless virgins dance in front of the King. According to reports in Swazi newspapers, a car or a van hit the back of one ...

Ezulwini - Swaziland's annual "Reed Dance", a ceremony which is meant to be a traditional ... A 2007 study led by the United Nations Children's Fund found that a staggering one out of three Swazi ...

A girl combs her hair as she prepares to take part in the 2011 Reed Dance. Young women can participate if they are unmarried, childless, and wear traditional Swazi attire. Photograph by Kim ...

The young women were sent to two locations to cut reeds to be used in the annual reed dance at Ludzidzini royal palace, near the capital Mbabane. The age-old ceremony is aimed at encouraging young ...

Who would’ve thought the smallest country in the southern hemisphere would play host to one of Africa’s biggest and most ...

Three trucks carrying imbali on their way to cut reeds for Swaziland's traditional reed dance were involved ... according to the Swazi Observer. Police and firefighters did however tell the ...

She is reported to have caught the king's eye during the main annual Reed Dance in late August ... But the move had been unpopular with Swazi youths and its implementation had sparked controversy.

said a Swazi official. The news of Trump attending the reed dance has elicited excitement from high school boys all over the world. A survey carried out just after the news broke out indicates ...