Hlabisa

For the president of the Inkatha Freedom Party, see Velenkosini Hlabisa.

Hlabisa
Hlabisa is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Hlabisa
Hlabisa
Hlabisa is located in South Africa
Hlabisa
Hlabisa
Coordinates: 28°8′S 31°52′E / 28.133°S 31.867°E / -28.133; 31.867
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUmkhanyakude
MunicipalityBig Five Hlabisa
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
2,469
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African96.9%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White0.8%
 • Other1.3%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Zulu90.0%
 • Sign language3.7%
 • English1.9%
 • S. Ndebele1.0%
 • Other3.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3937
Area code035

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]

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]
  • Misuzulu Zulu (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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Hlabisa". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 210.
  3. ^ a b Khumalo, Fred (27 August 2020). "'The whole wide world could see what South Africa was truly like'—Read an excerpt from Heart of a Strong Woman: A Memoir by Xoliswa Nduneni-Ngema, as told to Fred Khumalo". The Johannesburg Review of Books. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ^ Travel distances from Hlabisa
  5. ^ Sloan, Derek J.; Dedicoat, Martin J.; Lalloo, David G. (28 November 2007). "Healthcare-seeking behaviour and use of traditional healers after snakebite in Hlabisa sub-district, KwaZulu Natal: Healthcare seeking after snakebite". Tropical Medicine & International Health. 12 (11): 1386–1390. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01924.x. PMID 18045265.
  6. ^ Chemaly, Tracy Lynn (7 July 2021). "Beauty Ngxongo: Woven in Time". TLmagazine. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  7. ^ Singh, Kaveel. "Royal house confusion as Zulu regiments and prince Misuzulu interrupt Zikalala's SOPA". News24. Retrieved 29 March 2022.


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