SWAZI KING: A COCK AND BULL STORY?

From Swazi Media Commentary Mon Dec 31 2012, 00:51:00

The traditional Incwala ceremony is in full swing in Swaziland, dubbed by a senior traditionalist leader as, 'what defines us as a nation; it is what every Swazi should be proud of attending despite any odds'.

Traditionalists call Incwala the 'national prayer' and the most sacred of Swazi ceremonies.

But last year startling details of what actually happened at Incwala were widely circulated.

King Mswati III is said to take 'muti' (narcotics), and allows himself to be licked all over his body by a snake while drugged. In one part of the sacred ceremony King Mswati has sexual intercourse with a drugged bull; in another he publicly has sex with two of his wives.

[view whole blog post ]
 See More    |     Report Abuse


You might also be interested in the following news stories:

Africa:   African Soil Diversity Mapped for the First Time (news)
SciDev.Net
20 May 2013

A team of international experts has drawn up the Soil Atlas of Africa - the first such book mapping this key natural resource - to help farmers, land managers and policymakers understand the diversity ... [read more]

Africa:   The Curious Tale of the Missing MDGs and Africa's Progress (analysis)
African Arguments
17 May 2013

The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have driven the global development agenda since September 2000, when Kofi Annan, then Secretary-General of the United Nations, and 191 member states ... [read more]

Africa:   It Takes a Village to Educate a Girl (news)
Inter Press Service
20 May 2013

A decade ago, less than a third of school-aged girls in Niger were in class. Today, though significant cultural and religious opposition remains, nearly two-thirds of girls are enrolled in school. [read more]



blogAfrica is allAfrica.com's platform to help you keep an ear on the African blogosphere. We draw diverse voices from around the world who post regularly and insightfully about African issues. Bloggers, submit your blog's rss-feed!