| South Africa |  |
Suid Afrika |
| KwaZulu-Natal province | ||
| South Africa | |
Suid Afrika |
| KwaZulu-Natal province | ||
Prior to 1994 KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu. In the 1830s, the northern part was the Zulu kingdom and southern part was briefly a Boer republic called Natalia. In 1843 the latter became the British Colony of Natal, Zululand (KwaZulu in Zulu) remained independent until 1879. This region is the birthplace of many notable figures in South Africa's history, such as Pixley ka Isaka Seme founder of the African National Congress and the first Black lawyer in South Africa), John Langalibalele Dube (founding president of the ANC), Mangosuthu Buthelezi (founder of the IFP), Anton Lembede (founding president of the ANC Youth League), Jacob Zuma (current President of South Africa), and Bhambatha. It is called the garden province and is the home of the Zulu nation. Two natural areas: the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the uKhahlamba Drakenberg Park, have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Located in the southeast of the country, the province has a long shoreline on the Indian Ocean. It borders three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho. Its capital is Pietermaritzburg, and its largest city is Durban.
