Traditionally clad Zulu maidens prepare to take part in the mini reed dance (uMkhosi woMhlanga) in the rural district of Emalangeni, some 80kms north of Durban on August 19, 2017. / AFP A ...

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.

Fikile Khubone (23) was one of the 26 000 Zulu maidens (virgins) who turned out for uMkhosi WoMhlanga — the Reed Dance — on September 11. It took her six hours by bus to get from her home in Edendale ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A group of Zulu maidens called on search engine giant Google to stop removing their bare-breasted pictures from the internet. The maidens made the call on Saturday at the annual reed dance, where they ...

Thousands of young women and teenage girls will dance before the new king of South Africa’s Zulu nation on Saturday, defying critics of the tradition and a row over the legitimacy of the royal ...

There was an unusual shift in focus at this year’s traditional Reed Dance in KwaZulu-Natal. For a start, the event was reduced to one day instead of four. And the regular sight of thousands of singing ...

The recent call by the Zulu royal house for maidens to cover their rears at this year’s Reed Dance is both puzzling and offensive. A week after his 60th birthday and shortly after announcing that his ...

UPDATE: King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has now taken the podium to address Zulu maidens at eNyokeni. However, everytime he tries to speak his voice is drowned by excited Zulu maidens. UPDATE: Overcome by ...

Every year, thousands of young girls arrive at the Zulu King Palace in Nongoma and have already undergone virginity testing in their districts throughout the province in a bid to get married to the ...