Police spokesman Superintendent Muzi Mngomezulu said the stampede was caused by “pushing and shoving” while the young women were walking up to the palace for the event which is attended by about ...

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...

King Misuzulu kaZwelithini told maidens at the reed dance in Phongola that he sees them as children and not future wives. KwaZulu-Natal DA leader Francois Rodgers said the king showed responsible ...

Last week, thousands of Zulu maidens descended on the eMashobeni Royal Palace in Pongola to take part in Umkhosi woMhlanga, the Reed Dance, which is one of South Africa’s most sacred and striking ...

South Africa’s Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has publicly challenged a cultural professor to a stick fight after criticism of his newly built royal palace. The 50-year-old monarch issued the ...

Award-winning Senegalese filmmaker Mamadou Dia (“Nafi’s Father”) is in post-production on “Legacy,” a documentary that follows students at a legendary West African dance school. The director will be ...

Reed authored legislation creating a pathway to US citizenship for thousands of Liberians. Amo’s connection is personal: his parents immigrated to Rhode Island from Liberia and Ghana. US Senator Jack ...

Houston dancer, educator, and author Stacey Allen joins Houston Matters to discuss her new children’s book, “D is for Dance,” a joyful, illustrated celebration of movement inspired by the African ...

As the second half of 2025 continues to roll by, a flurry of festivals and cultural events begins to take centre stage across the continent from August up till the month of December. These long lines ...

This African Grey Parrot, Georgie, was initially squealing when the man and the woman entered the room. Then, they started singing a song and danced to it. The parrot also quickly joined their dancing ...

The New Orleans organization has existed for over 100 years In the film, a member of the Black krewe recalls the death of one of their former officials during the COVID-19 pandemic A historical Black ...

LUSAKA, Zambia — Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu will be buried in South Africa instead of his homeland because of a disagreement between his family and Zambia’s government over his funeral.