The Reed Dance is one of the most spectacular and well-known of Swaziland's cultural traditions. Every year, thousands of young women dance bare-breasted before the royal family at the end of a ...

JOHANNESBURG — Thousands of young women and girls danced and sang before their king in Swaziland’s most famous traditional festival on Sunday, despite calls to cancel the reed dance after ...

Swaziland is one of the world's last remaining absolute monarchies. It has been ruled by King Mswati III since 1986 after he took over from his father, King Sobhuza II, who reigned for 60 years.

Easily one of the more important ceremonies to take place in the Kingdom of Swaziland, the annual reed dance attracts it's fair share of tourists to the small southern african nation.

Opinion - Rehearsals for this year's Reed Dance in Swaziland have started and the maidens who dance bare-breasted in front of King Mswati III have been told by organisers they must wear short skirts.

A member of the protection service keeps watch as women dance during the last day of the eight-day Reed Dance at Ludzidzini Royal Palace in Swaziland, Aug. 31, 2015.

Dozens of women killed in crash en route to King of Swaziland's dancing virgin festival. King Mswati III has refused to cancel his annual reed dance after the truck accident on Friday ...

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.

Easily one of the more important ceremonies to take place in the Kingdom of Swaziland, the annual reed dance attracts it's fair share of tourists to the small southern african nation. Thursday ...

Nearly 40 girls and young women are reported to have been killed in a road crash in Swaziland while travelling to a famous traditional festival. Swaziland crash kills reed dance festival-goers ...