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___MASK98___ , also known as Mahlabathini is a town in the ___MASK77___ . At one time the capital of Zululand in South Africa and later the capital of the Bantustan of KwaZulu , ___MASK98___ now lies in KwaZulu - Natal Province ( of which , from 1994 to 2004 , it alternated with Pietermaritzburg as the provincial capital ). The town now includes ___MASK98___ Airport , a three - star hotel , and some museums amongst its sights . In the 2001 Census , the population of the town was recorded as 18 , 420 . ___MASK12___ is a town in Zululand , KwaZulu - ___MASK68___ . It is the seat ___MASK78___ the ___MASK12___ Local Municipality . It is situated 300 km north ___MASK78___ Durban and 56 km from Ulundi ; it is surrounded by the Ngome Forest . It is a busy market town that serves a large surrounding area . Cyprian Bhekuzulu Nyangayezizwe kaSolomon ( August 4 , 1924 -- September 17 , 1968 ) was the ___MASK20___ ___MASK78___ the Zulu nation from 1948 until his death at Nongoma in 1968 . He succeeded his father , ___MASK20___ Solomon kaDinuzulu , after a lengthy succession dispute which was only resolved in 1944 . His uncle , Arthur Mshiyeni kaDinuzulu , functioned as regent during the succession dispute and Cyprian ' s minority . Cyprian was succeeded by his son , the current ( as ___MASK78___ 2015 ) ___MASK20___ , Goodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu . ___MASK12___ Local Municipality is a local municipality in the northeastern part ___MASK78___ Zululand in the KwaZulu - Natal province ___MASK78___ South Africa . It is Zululand  s second largest municipality in terms ___MASK78___ population and the second largest in terms ___MASK78___ area . It shares its name with the town ___MASK78___ ___MASK12___ , which serves as the seat ___MASK78___ the municipality . It is the home ___MASK78___ King Goodwill Zwelethini , the hereditary traditional leader ___MASK78___ the Zulu nation , and his royal palaces are among the main tourist attractions in the region . ___MASK59___ , officially the ___MASK63___ ___MASK78___ ___MASK59___ ( RSA ), is the southernmost country in Africa . It is bounded on the south by ___MASK78___ coastline ___MASK78___ Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans , on the north by the neighbouring countries ___MASK78___ Namibia , Botswana and Zimbabwe , and on the east and northeast by Mozambique and Swaziland , and surrounding the kingdom ___MASK78___ Lesotho . ___MASK59___ is the 25th - largest country in the world by land area , and with close to 56 million people , is the world ' s 24th - most populous nation . It is the southernmost country on the mainland ___MASK78___ the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere . It is the only country that borders both the ___MASK45___ and the Indian Ocean . About 80 percent ___MASK78___ South Africans are ___MASK78___ Sub - Saharan African ancestry , divided among a variety ___MASK78___ ethnic groups speaking different Bantu languages , nine ___MASK78___ which have official status . The remaining population consists ___MASK78___ Africa ' s largest communities ___MASK78___ European ( white ), Asian ( Indian ), and multiracial ( coloured ) ancestry . ___MASK52___ kaDinuzulu ( 1891  1933 ) was the ___MASK20___ ___MASK78___ the Zulu nation from 1913 until his death on 4 March 1933 at Kambi at the age ___MASK78___ 41 or 42 . He was born on the island ___MASK78___ St . Helena during the exile there ___MASK78___ his father , ___MASK20___ Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo . ___MASK55___ ( from " itheku " meaning " bay / lagoon ") is the largest city in the South African province ___MASK78___ KwaZulu - Natal . ___MASK55___ ' s metropolitan municipality ranks third among the most populous urban areas in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town . It is also the second most important manufacturing hub in South Africa after Johannesburg . It forms part ___MASK78___ the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality . ___MASK55___ is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa . It is also seen as one ___MASK78___ the major centres ___MASK78___ tourism because ___MASK78___ the city ' s warm subtropical climate and extensive beaches . The municipality , which includes neighbouring towns , has a population ___MASK78___ almost 3 . 5 million , making the combined municipality one ___MASK78___ the biggest cities on the Indian Ocean coast ___MASK78___ the African continent . It is the largest city in KwaZulu - Natal which is the 2nd most populous province in South Africa . It has the highest number ___MASK78___ dollar millionaires added per year ___MASK78___ any South African city with the number rising 200 % between 2000 and 2014 . Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo ( 1868  18 October 1913 , commonly misspelled Dinizulu ) was the ___MASK20___ ___MASK78___ the Zulu nation from 20 May 1884 until his death in 1913 . He succeeded his father Cetshwayo , who was the last ___MASK20___ ___MASK78___ the Zulus to be officially recognized as such by the British . Zululand had been broken up into 13 smaller territories by the British after the Anglo - Zulu War , and Cetshwayo , and subsequently Dinuzulu , administered one ___MASK78___ them . The British later realized the futility ___MASK78___ breaking up Zululand into the territories and restored Cetshwayo as paramount leader ___MASK78___ the territories . However , they left one ___MASK78___ Cetshwayo ' s sons , Usibepu ( Zibhebhu ), alone with his lands intact . On 22 July 1883 , Usibepu attacked Cetshwayo ' s new kraal in Ulundi , wounding the ___MASK20___ and causing him to flee . KwaZulu - ___MASK16___ ( also referred to as KZN and known as " the garden province ") is a province ___MASK78___ South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan ___MASK78___ KwaZulu (" Place ___MASK78___ the Zulu " in Zulu ) and ___MASK16___ Province were merged . It is located in the southeast ___MASK78___ the country , enjoying a long shoreline beside the Indian Ocean and sharing borders with three other provinces and the countries ___MASK78___ Mozambique , Swaziland and Lesotho . Its capital is Pietermaritzburg and its largest city is Durban . It is the 2nd most populous province in South Africa , with slightly fewer residents than Gauteng .