Hlabisa
Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Hlabisa is a settlement in Umkhanyakude District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The village lies between the Hluhluwe and Umfolozi game reserves, some 40 km north-west of Mtubatuba. It is named after the Hlabisa tribe of Zulus,[2] and also known as kwaHlabisa.[3]
Hlabisa | |
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  Hlabisa Location within KwaZulu-Natal  Hlabisa Location within South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 28°8′S 31°52′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Umkhanyakude |
| Municipality | Big Five Hlabisa |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,469 |
| • Density | 1,360/km2 (3,530/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.9% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 0.8% |
| • Other | 1.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 90.0% |
| • Sign language | 3.7% |
| • English | 1.9% |
| • S. Ndebele | 1.0% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 3937 |
| Area code | 035 |
Neighbouring localities include Somkele (37 km); Nongoma (40 km); Kwamsane (43 km); Mtubatuba (47 km); Hluhluwe (48 km); Mahlabatini (50 km).[4]
In 2007, researchers studied local healthcare habits and how long it took people in Hlabisa sub-district to go to a hospital after they had been bitten by a snake.[5]
Notable people
- Beauty Ngxongo (born 1953), is a master weaver of Zulu baskets; she lives in Hlabisa.[6]
- Sim Tshabalala (born 1967), is a lawyer and businessman. He is the group CEO of Standard Bank Group since 2013.
- DJ Tira (born 1976; also known as Mthokozisi Khathi), DJ and producer; his birthplace and early childhood home is Hlabisa.[citation needed]
- King Misuzulu KaZwelithini (born 1974), King of the Zulus, and was born in Hlabisa.[7]
- Zwelikhethabantu Ngema, father of playwright Mbongeni Ngema (1955–2023), was born in Hlabisa, and the children of the family lived there for some time.[3]
