Last week in Swaziland, young women paraded before the king in the annual Reed Dance, wondering if he would choose one of them to be his next wife. But many of the girls did not want to be there. The ...

Swaziland's annual "Reed Dance", a ceremony which is meant to be a traditional show of virginity by thousands of maidens, is acquiring a seedier reputation for events off stage. Around 60,000 ...

MBABANE, Swaziland — Presented with hundreds of exuberant maidens dancing before him during the annual “reed dance” in the royal compound of the Queen Mother last month, King Mswati III, 31, chose as ...

The annual reed dance - where young women gather from across the country to pay homage to the queen mother - could be seen as an example of "girl power" (file photo). AllAfrica publishes around 600 ...

Wetin we call dis foto, Dis dance na every year dem dey do am for Swaziland, and King Mswati lll dey use am choose new wife. 13 October 2017 YouTube don decide to allow reed dance videos dem from ...

Many of the trucks that transported the girls were usually used to move building materials. Young girls travel this way every year to attend the Reed Dance where they are expected to dance topless in ...

Swaziland’s annual Reed Dance, a ceremony which is meant to be a traditional show of virginity by thousands of maidens, is acquiring a seedier reputation for events off stage. About 60,000 ...

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN has sent petition to UN Special Rapporteurs requesting them to use their “positions and mandates to thoroughly investigate reports of the unnecessary deaths of at ...

Dozens of girls and young women have been killed as they travelled to a traditional festival where the King of Swaziland is known to pick a new bride from thousands of topless virgins. King Mswati III ...