Swaziland’s leader King Mswati officially unveils his 14 th virgin bride This follows a week long annual traditional event known as Umhlanga Annual Reed Dance The girls have to undergo a ...

Swaziland's King Mswati III is all set to choose his 14th bride and has sent out more than 50,000 virgin girls into the fields to cut reed for an annual ritual. The ceremony on Monday comes ahead ...

Critics accuse King Mswati, who rules by decree and has been ... The king is allowed to choose a bride from the participants ...

He also has a free hand to pick the fairest of brides in his land at an annual reed dance. At the last count, King Mswati had 15 wives, although it is not clear if he added more wives to the kraal ...

The country of 1.2 million has been ruled since 1986 by King Mswati III, who is no stranger to choosing younger brides for ...

King Mswati - seen here at last year's reed dance - has faced scrutiny in the past over the age of his brides There are strong traditional ties between Eswatini and South Africa’s Zulu monarchy ...