President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially recognised Princess Masalanabo Modjadji VII as the Queen of the Balobedu Royal nation. The recognition marks the end of a long and contentious court battle ...

It is not only women who can lead the Balobedu nation, men can also ascend to the throne. Balobedu regent Mpapatla Bakhoma Modjadji explained why the royal council chose Prince Lekukela Modjadji to ...

GA-MODJADJI, South Africa – An unwelcome cloud hangs over this mountaintop royal compound where, for two centuries, rain queens have been revered and feared for their supposed ability to open the ...

Queen Modjadji is the hereditary ruler of the Balobedu, an ethnic tribe in South Africa’s northern province of Limpopo. She will be formally crowned when she turns 18. She is a 12-year-old schoolgirl ...

Africa's legendary Balobedu tribe enters an era of modernity and scandal this week following the crowning of its youngest rain queen, a descendant of the female monarchs who inspired the phrase "she ...

Makobo Modjadji, the rain queen who led South Africa's Balobedu people, has died aged only 27. It is not known what killed the rain queen, who was crowned in 2003 at the age of 25. She was the sixth ...

The Balobedu tribe in the Nothern Province is confident that whoever becomes the next rain queen will have the supernatural powers needed to bring rain. Although the Modjadji royal council has not yet ...

The appointment of prince Lekukela Modjadji as successor of the Balobedu tribe cannot be successfully challenged, says Modjadji Royal Council spokesperson Phetole Mampeule. Speaking to Sakina Kamwendo ...

Traditionally the Modjadjis conduct rainmaking rituals during the southern hemisphere spring. (AFP) Midrand: She is a 12-year-old schoolgirl who aspires to become a doctor. But Masalanabo Modjadji is ...