JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - At least 38 young women have died in a road accident in Swaziland on their way to an annual ceremony where the king might have chosen one of them as his wife, an advocacy ...

JOHANNESBURG -- One of the drivers involved in the crash that killed a reported 38 young women and girls has been arrested, a newspaper in Swaziland reported on Sunday. The girls and young women were ...

The families of ten girls, mostly aged 11 to 16, who were killed in a road accident while being transported on the back of a truck 'like cattle' during the Reed Dance for King Mswati III in 2015 have ...

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 ...

LUDZIDZINI ROYAL VILLAGE, Swaziland (Reuters) - Thousands of bare-breasted young Swazi women paraded in front of their king to celebrate chastity and unity, dismissing criticism of the lavish ceremony ...

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 ...

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 ...