Royal Seeds Dance for SA’s wayward men
The nation’s males are in desperate need of their own cultural festival to reawaken those long-dormant traditional values of honesty, emotional openness and willingness to ask for directions when lost
29 September 2024 - 00:00
This year’s Heritage Month marks 40 years since the revival of KwaZulu-Natal’s Umkhosi Womhlanga (Royal Reed Dance), where more than 40,000 amatshitshi (maidens) volunteer to publicly display their commitment to sexual abstinence, including submitting a virginity test...
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