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… ...

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… ...

Thirty teenage girls from one village are singing traditional songs on their way to Swaziland's annual Reed Dance at the Ludzidzini royal residence.

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… ...

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… ...

MBABANE -- Once upon a time, a handsome African king spotted a beautiful young maiden at a traditional reed dance. His Majesty King Mswati III, known as The Lion to his subjects, knew right away ...

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… ...

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… ...

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.

Swaziland's annual "Reed Dance", a ceremony which is meant to be a traditional show of virginity by thousands of maidens, is acquiring a seedier reputation for events off stage.