Zulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini attended the annual Umkhosi Wesivivane at the Kwakhangela royal palace at the weekend. The colourful women's event was initiated by the late Queen Mantfombi ...

Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini on Saturday appointed new commanders for the amabutho (regiments), Prince Vanana Zulu and Sipho Mhlongo. He made the announcement during the annual Umkhosi weLembe ...

Nazareth Baptist Church leader Mduduzi “Nyazilwezulu” Shembe has called for the reconstruction of King Shaka’s KwaDukuza palace to preserve Zulu heritage and tradition. Nazareth Baptist Church leader ...

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 ...

KZN Premier Dr Zweli Mkhize and members of the KZN Government on Saturday accompanied Zulu Monarch, King Goodwill Zwelithini in observing one of the Zulu nation’s sacred rituals, Umkhosi WoSelwa. The ...

Durban — KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Department (Edtea) MEC, the Reverend Musa Zondi, has vowed to turn the Umkhosi WoMhlanga ceremony into the district's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...