A drinking and dancing celebration by the king’s daughter shocked a Swazi traditionalist enough for him to deliver a spanking to the teenage princess, and cast a pall over Swaziland’s annual royal ...

Ezulwini, Swaziland - Thousands of half-naked maidens danced for Swaziland's King Mwsati III Monday but a dire economic crisis is threatening to dampen popular fervour at the annual “reed dance” ...

Maidens look on while preparing to deliver the reeds at Ludzidzini royal palace during the annual Reed Dance in Swaziland, August 30, 2015. . REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - ...

Dozens of girls and young women are reported to have been killed in a road crash in Swaziland while travelling to a famous traditional festival. A human rights group said 38 died and at least 20 ...

MBABANE, Swaziland — The Swazi king’s teenage daughter has long raised eyebrows with her Western-style clothes. Now her decision to hold a drinking party to celebrate the end of a chastity decree has ...

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 ...

The foreign policy advisers of America’s leading Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, have said that if elected president, the billionaire’s first visit to Africa will be for the annual ...

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 ...