Last week, thousands of Zulu maidens descended on the eMashobeni Royal Palace in Pongola to take part in Umkhosi woMhlanga, the Reed Dance, which is one of South Africa’s most sacred and striking ...

THE KZN Department of Arts and Culture, in partnership with the Zulu Royal household, is to host the annual uMkhosi woMhlanga in Nongoma on 5 and 6 September. Girls from across KZN, Gauteng, ...

Exceptional times call for exceptional measures, and the Zulu tradition known as Umkhosi woMhlanga is no exception. This year, as a result of Covid-19, only 30 maidens were invited to participate in a ...

AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini was delighted by the turnout of the year’s first leg of the annual Umkhosi woMhlanga (reed dance). Over 3,000 Zulu maidens attended the traditional ceremony at ...

THE Reed Dance — known as uMkhosi woMhlanga among the Zulu and uMhlanga in eSwatini — is not merely a spectacle. It is a living performance of cultural memory, moral instruction, and collective ...

The mayor of uPhongolo Local Municipality says hosting this year's Royal Reed Dance has given the town’s economy a major boost.

ALEX'S Zulu maidens returned home safely from their participation in the annual Reed Dance ceremony at the King's Palace in KwaZulu-Natal. With them are their elderly companions, Busisiwe Hlongwane ...

Durban - Ziyaqonga izindaba ezishaqisayo ngemikhuba yokukhohlakala kwezintombi nto mbumbulu ezihamba uMkhosi woMhlanga oba minyaka yonke esigodlweni eNyokeni KwaNongoma enyakatho yeKwaZulu Natal.

KWANONGOMA - Thousands of maidens are gathering at this year’s Umkhosi Womhlanga or reed dance. The ceremony at Enyokeni Royal Palace, in kwaNongoma, is to prepare girls for womanhood. This year’s ...

South Africa's diverse culture and tradition bring people of all walks of life together. This is the case at Umkhosi Womhlanga, known as the Reed Dance, where thousands of young girls come ...

The royal reed dance also called Umkhosi Womhlanga is an annual festival celebrated in South Africa. Girls from Zululand and small groups from Swazi land participate in this ceremony. This is an ...

There was an unusual shift in focus at this year's traditional Reed Dance in KwaZulu-Natal. For a start, the event was reduced to one day instead of four. And the regular sight of thousands of singing ...