Offering a unique take on a long-standing cultural practice, South African artist Zizipho Poswa uses clay to embody “bride-wealth” in her first solo exhibition. South African artist Zizipho Poswa hard ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - It once cost several head of cattle for a South African man to set himself up with a new wife, but these days many pay in cash, and inflation -- or abuse -- can be a problem.

Wearing a dress that incorporated both African print and tulle, the bride managed to tie the knot while honoring her Southern African heritage and traditional bridal bliss. Topping her look off with a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Lucia Felix, a 15-year-old Mozambican girl, dreams of returning to her village school but instead she must prepare for motherhood after she was chosen for an arranged marriage and became pregnant. She ...

When Fatimetou was 13-years-old she was forced to marry a much older man. She kept running away, but her family kept sending her back. “I could not look at him,” says the girl from Mauritania, in west ...