Police in Swaziland have warned 'random' men not to loiter near camps housing tens of thousands of supposed virgins during the forthcoming Reed Dance or Umhlanga ceremony. In the past men found in ...

The presence of 30,000 Swazi "maidens" demonstrating their allegiance to the queen mother this year at the annual Reed Dance, was an opportunity not to be missed for NGOs trying to promote messages of ...

Hundreds of young women and girls wearing colourful skirts and necklaces danced before Eswatini's King Mswati III on Saturday, during a centuries-old, coming-of-age ceremony in Africa's last absolute ...

Eswatini's King Mswati III (C), South Africa's Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini (L) and former Botswana President Ian Khama (2nd R) arrive for the 2024 Umhlanga Reed ...

Eswatini turned 55 on Wednesday. Taiwan was a prominent attendee at the celebrations. Eswatini's government says the country's development is worthy of celebration but civil society activists don't ...

While China meets African leaders at a major summit in Beijing next week, the king of eSwatini, self-ruled Taiwan’s last remaining ally on the continent, will be hosting thousands of people at a ...

Africa's culture is a largely untapped resource that could give its economic development a major boost. Some nations have embraced tourism, such as Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Egypt, Tunisia and ...

Nomceba Zuma, 21, was among 5,000 people from around the small kingdom at the annual Reed Dance at the Ludzidzini Royal Village at Lobamba, 23 kilometres (14 miles) southeast of the capital Mbabane.

Africa's culture is a largely untapped resource that could give its economic development a major boost. Some nations have embraced tourism, such as Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Egypt, Tunisia and ...