Hlabisa
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, and also known as kwaHlabisa.
Neighbouring localities include Somkele ; Nongoma ; Kwamsane ; Mtubatuba ; Hluhluwe ; Mahlabatini.
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.
Notable people
- Beauty Ngxongo, is a master weaver of Zulu baskets; she lives in Hlabisa.
- Sim Tshabalala, is a lawyer and businessman. He is the group CEO of Standard Bank Group since 2013.
- DJ Tira, DJ and producer; his birthplace and early childhood home is Hlabisa.
- Misuzulu Zulu, King of the Zulus, and was born in Hlabisa.
- Zwelikhethabantu Ngema, father of playwright Mbongeni Ngema, was born in Hlabisa, and the children of the family lived there for some time.