The annual reed dance by young Zulu women was held at the Zulu king's royal palace in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday. Instead of tens of thousands of women, the king only invited 30 participants due to ...

In the heart of KwaZulu-Natal, a province steeped in tradition and culture, the Royal Reed Dance, or Umkhosi woMhlanga, comes alive every September. This spectacular celebration of Zulu heritage and ...

Zulu maidens under the KwaFodo Traditional Authority in the Gugwini area, outside Harding, are ready for the annual Umkhosi Womhlanga (Reed Dance) to be held in KwaNongoma on September 13 and 14.

COLLECTING and presenting their king with cut reeds in homage to their culture is just one aspect of the Zulu Reed Dance (uMkhosi woMhlanga). The entire event takes place over several days and ...

Teenage girls in an African tribe have been ordered to cover up during traditional dances because European tourists keep taking pictures of their bare bottoms. Young virgins have been performing the ...

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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 ...

KWANONGOMA - King Misuzulu KaZwelithini on Saturday celebrated thousands of young women at a colourful traditional rite of womanhood, defying a row over the legitimacy of the royal succession. At a ...

Thousands of young women‚ some from Swaziland‚ Gauteng and Mpumalanga‚ will descend on Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini’s Enyokeni Palace in Nongoma‚ northern KwaZulu-Natal‚ on Friday for the annual ...

Durban - Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini was in a confrontational mood on Saturday as the Reed Dance marked its 30th anniversary. The king used the event to voice a number of concerns including the veil ...

The amaZulu royal family is expected to host the annual Zulu maidens reed dance at the Enyokeni palace in Nongoma, northern KwaZulu-Natal. King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s brother, Prince Simakade, who is ...