“At the age of 21 you are celebrated as a man in the Zulu culture … you are dressed like a Zulu warrior with skin, a spear, and a shield. I was deprived of this because they said I am not a ...

Linda said: “At the age of 21 you are celebrated as a man in the Zulu culture. You are dressed like a Zulu warrior with skin, a spear and a shield.

At the age of 21 you are celebrated as a man in the Zulu culture … you are dressed like a Zulu warrior with skin, a spear, and a shield. I was deprived of this because they said I am not a man. … ...

Zulu warriors also wielded shields, which they used both to protect themselves and as an offensive weapon. They were trained to hook the shield behind their enemy’s shield, ...

Lines of Zulu warriors known as Amabutho spent hours performing war dances awaiting the king's appearance, while women sang and danced. Suddenly the king appeared before the crowd, holding a spear and ...

In Nongoma, lines of Zulu warriors, known as amaButhos and holding spears and shields of animal skin, marched into the palace grounds. Women — some bare-chested, ...

In Nongoma, lines of Zulu warriors, known as amaButhos and holding spears and shields of animal skin, marched into the palace grounds. For hours they enacted war dances under the warm winter sun ...

Pictures from the festivities as Zulu King Misuzulu ka ... The Zulu warriors and maidens also danced as ... The new king then emerged wearing black feathers and holding a spear and shield.

Members of the traditional Zulu regiments sang and chanted in celebration. "It's a great day, we are making history," Bongani Khumalo, who was one of the warriors charged with protecting the king ...

KWANONGOMA, South Africa (AP) — The new king of South Africa’s Zulu nation Misuzulu kaZwelithini was enthroned in a colorful ceremony Saturday before hundreds of supporters in a rural part of ...