Remember the annual Zulu reed dance where the king of Swaziland chooses a wife from several topless virgin? a 57-year-old virgin joined the dance for the 24th anniversary this year.
Ngipheni Ngcobo, was one of the thousands of bare-breasted Zulu maidens who flocked to Nyokeni Palace in Nongoma for on Saturday, August 29, 2015.
Ngcobo’s vowed to remain a virgin and never to fall n love again 20 years ago, after her then fiance who had even paid her bride price broke her heart because he was cheating on her.
“The problem with men is they are after one thing and when they’re finished with you, they just move on. They have too much love and give it to too many women. That is why there are so many diseases. I’ve become strong and don’t get tempted.”