Reed dance bill 'a rip off'
09 September 2015 - 02:24
The eThekwini Municipality has defended its decision to spend R60,000 to send nine councillors to the annual reed dance at the weekend, arguing that they were there to "look after our children". Thousands of young girls attended the ceremony at the eNyokeni Royal Palace at Nongoma, northern KwaZulu-Natal, where the "maidens" declared their virginity to King Goodwill Zwelithini.
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