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KwaZulu-Natal

British  
/ kwɑːˌzuːluːnəˈtæl, -ˈtɑːl /

noun

  1. a province of NE South Africa; replaced the former province of Natal in 1994: service industries. Capital: Pietermaritzburg. Pop: 9 665 875 (2004 est). Area: 92 180 sq km (35 591 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, whose mandate is to protect swimmers from attacks, says nets have helped significantly reduce fatal encounters since the 1950s, when a spate of attacks devastated local tourism.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

AFP reporters saw the men -- including one in a wheelchair -- exiting the airport of Durban, in the coastal KwaZulu-Natal province, with their luggage and escorted by police to a holding area.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

KwaZulu-Natal is the heartland of the country's dairy industry.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

An international team from South Africa and Sweden analyzed 60,000-year-old quartz arrowheads recovered from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal.

From Science Daily Feb. 12, 2026

Because of the safety issues, she has sent her three-year-old daughter, who was with her the night of the fire, to live with her grandmother in KwaZulu-Natal province.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2025

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