Coronavirus lockdown rules forced Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini on Saturday to host a scaled down version of the annual reed dance celebration. Adorned in colourful beads, a young woman is pictured in ...

Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini used this year’s uMkhosi woMhlanga (Reed Dance) to deliver a stinging rebuke of Professor Musa Xulu, accusing the cultural analyst of insulting both him and the Zulu ...

Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has used the Reed Dance, held for the first time at his new Emashobeni Palace, to lash out at Professor Musa Xulu, whom he accused of not only insulting him but the ...

S.Africa's Zulu Reed Dance Scaled Back On Virus Fears By AFP - Agence France Presse Sept 05, 2020, 11:37 am EDT Share ...

The Zulu royal family has dismissed growing criticism over the practice of virginity testing on girls under the age of 16, saying opponents are seeking to undermine one of the Zulu nation’s most ...

A furious Zulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini pulled no punches against those he considers critics of the monarch in an explosive reed dance address on Saturday. The king delivered one of his shortest ...

King Misuzulu kaZwelithini told maidens at the reed dance in Phongola that he sees them as children and not future wives. KwaZulu-Natal DA leader Francois Rodgers said the king showed responsible ...

Young women, known locally in the KwaZulu-Natal province as "maidens", participate in a traditional "reed dance", an age-old annual ceremony in celebration of sexual purity and promotion of sexual ...

Durban — The Zulu Reed Dance taking place this weekend will bond the relationship between KwaZulu-Natal and Eswatini. The annual Umkhosi woMhlanga (Zulu Reed Dance) will be hosted by King Misuzulu ...

Maidens sing as they proudly carry the ceremonial reed. Photo: Le2snaps. Singing, jubilation and traditional Zulu culture were on full display at the annual Reed Dance, held from September 12 to 14 at ...

Police spokesman Superintendent Muzi Mngomezulu said the stampede was caused by “pushing and shoving” while the young women were walking up to the palace for the event which is attended by about ...