Year after year, young Zulu girls who are virgins look forward to the Umkhosi WoMhlanga dance where Zulu culture and heritage ...

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 ...

Thousands of Zulu maidens gathered in uPhongolo, KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday for the annual uMkhosi Womhlanga or Reed Dance. The event celebrates Zulu culture and traditions while promoting values of ...

• Balobedu maidens performed their Khekhapa traditional dance as Rain Queen Masalanabo Modjadji VII joined thousands attending the Zulu Reed Dance. • More than 30,000 reeds were delivered to the royal ...

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.

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 ...

For her final reed dance, KwaZulu-Natal maiden Palesa Zwane, 22, will not be surrounded by hundreds of fellow young women to participate in an age-old Zulu cultural rite of passage. Instead of ...

Anastasia Fourie, a young debutant from Eshowe, KwaZulu‑Natal (KZN) drew national attention after participating in the 2026 uMkhosi Womhlanga (Zulu Reed Dance) at the Emashobeni Royal Palace near ...

JOHANNESBURG - A lot has been said about Zulu maidens parading bare-breasted in public, but those who understand the culture say it is a matter of pride and not shame - well unless one has eaten of ...

More than 1‚000 Zulu maidens are expected to descend on Egcekeni Primary School in Shongweni‚ west of Durban‚ for the annual maidens’ conference at the weekend. The event is a build-up to the annual ...

The Zulu nation’s longest-reigning monarch, King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu was given a celebratory send-off during an official memorial service on Thursday morning at Kwakhethomthandayo Royal ...