JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The death toll from a road accident taking young women and girls to Swaziland’s annual Reed Dance festival is 13, according to a government statement on Monday. Ten girls and women ...

JOHANNESBURG -- 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. The girls and young women were ...

The bishop of the small, southern African kingdom of Swaziland has called for prayer and reflection in response to a road accident that killed as many as 65 young girls preparing for the country's ...

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 ...

JOHANNESBURG – At least 38 girls and young women were killed in a crash while travelling to Swaziland's most famous traditional festival, a rights group said on Saturday. An additional 20 others were ...

Nomcebo Maseko and Nothando Mdiniso from the Izintombi Zothingo Lenkosazane maidens group in Wesselton, do a traditional dance as they prepare for the reed ceremony. The Izintombi Zothingo Lenkosazane ...

In the week of Swaziland’s annual Reed Dance, tens of thousands of virgin girls trek across the southern African kingdom to the Queen Mother’s royal residence, Ludzidzini. On the banks of the Little ...

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At least 38 girls and young women were killed in a crash while travelling to a famous traditional festival in Swaziland, a rights group said on Saturday. About 20 others were injured when the truck ...