Buka umthombo wala IKwaZulu-Natali

'''IKwaZulu-Natali''' ({{Lang-en|KwaZulu-Natal}}; {{Lang-Zulu|KwaZulu-Natali}}; {{Lang-af|KwaZoeloe-Natal}}) yisifundazwe sase[[IRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika|Ningizimu Afrika]]. Lesi sifundazwe siyamene ngokwemingcele nezifundazwe ezintathu zaseNingizimu Afrika okuyiMpumalanga, iFree State kanye neMpumalanga Kapa <ref>Lincoln, M.D., 1977. The genesis of Kwazulu: a study of the spatial impact of state and capital in South Africa, with particular reference to the period between 1972 and 1975.</ref> siphinde sihlangane nemingcele namazwe amathathu okuyi [[iMozambiki|Mozambiki]], [[Eswatini|iseSwatini]] kanye ne[[oSotho|Lesotho]].<ref>Munsense, I.M. and Tsoka-Gwegweni, J.M., 2023. Perceived Health System Challenges of Implementing Cross-Border Malaria Preventive Measures at Ports of Entry in KwaZulu-Natal. ''Annals of Global Health'', ''89''(1).</ref>

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|+|'''iKwaZulu-Natali'''(ngesiZulu)
|-
| align="center" width="140px" |[[File:KZN coat of arms.png|140px]]<br /> ibheji lesifundazwe
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|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|[[File:KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.svg|350px]] <br /> Indawo yesifundazwe eNingizimu Afrika
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|'''Izwe'''
|{{Flagicon|South Africa}}
[[IRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika|INingizimu Afrika]]
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|'''Isiqubulo'''
|"Masisukume Sakhe"<br /> "{{small|Let Us Rise and Build}}"
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|'''Idolobha elikhulu'''
|[[iTheku]]
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|'''Ubukhulu bendawo'''
|94.361 km²
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|'''Inani labantu (ngo-2011)'''
|10,267,300<ref name="2011 census">{{cite book|url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/census/census_2011/census_products/Census_2011_Census_in_brief.pdf|title=Census 2011: Census in brief |publisher=Statistics South Africa|location=Pretoria|year=2012|isbn=9780621413885}}</ref>
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|'''Inani labantu (ngo-2017)'''
|11,060,000
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|'''Izilimi<ref name="2011 census" />'''
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*[[isiZulu]] (77,8%)
*[[isiNgisi]] (13,2%)
*[[isiXhosa]] (3,4%)
*[[isiBhunu]] (1,6%)
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|'''Izinhlanga<ref name="2011 census" />'''
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*[[Abantu abansundu|AbaNsundu]] (86,8%)
*[[Base-Eshiya|Abase-Eshiya]] (7,4%)
*[[AbeLungu]] (4,2%)
*[[AmaKhaladi]] (1,4%)
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|'''[[Isiqongo]]'''
| [[Pietermaritzburg]] (c.1994)
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|'''UNdunankulu<br />'''
| [[Nomusa Dube-Ncube]] ([[African National Congress|ANC]])
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|'''Iwebhusayithi'''
| [http://www.kwazulunatal.gov.za/ www.kwazulunatal.gov.za] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222231212/http://www.kwazulunatal.gov.za/ |date=2007-12-22 }}
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Lesi sifundazwe siqanjwe ngonyaka we-1994, ngenkathi kuhlanganiswa isifundazwe esasibuswa ngaBhunu [[iNatali]] kanye nesizwe samaZulu [[iKwaZulu]]. Inhloko-dolobha yeKwaZulu-Natali [[Pietermaritzburg|uMGungundlovu]], kodwa idolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke kulesifundazwe [[iTheku]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Durban&grqid=GTP8KFeR&s=1&hl=en-ZA|title=Durban - Britannica|publisher=britannica.com|accessdate=2020-03-25}}</ref>

Iningi labantu abahlala kulesi sifundazwe [[AmaZulu|ngamaZulu]], futhi lesifundazwe saziwa eNingizimu Afrika nasemhlabeni wonke jikelele njenge khaya lamaZulu. IKwaZulu-Natali isogwini olusempumalanga nezwe lase Ningizimu Afrika.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kwazulu-natal-info.com/provinces/info&grqid=MvsapXUD&s=1&hl=en-ZA|title=KwaZulu Natal|publisher=kwazulunatal-info.com|accessdate=2020-03-25}}{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Lesi sifundazwe siyindabuko futhi nekhaya labantu abanjengo; [[Albert Luthuli]], umuntu wokuqala onsundu ophuma ezwenikazi le-Afrika owanikezwa i-Nobel Peace Prize ngonyaka ka-1960; [[Pixley ka Isaka Seme]], umuntu wokuqala onsundu eNingizimu Afrika owaba ngu-mmeli, waphinda wasungula iqembu lezepolitiki okuyilona elikhulu kunawo wonke eNingizimu Afrika i-[[African National Congress]] (ANC); [[John Langalibalele Dube]], umongameli wokuqala weqembu le [[African National Congress|ANC]]; [[Harry Gwala]] ilunga le ANC kanye neqhawe lomzabalazo elalwela futhi lakhankasela amalungelo abantu abansundu baseNingizimu Afrika; [[Mangosuthu Buthelezi]], umuntu owasungula iqembu lezepolitiki [[Inkatha Freedom Party]] (IFP); [[Jacob Zuma]], owayenguMongameli wezwe laseNingizimu Afrika kanye no [[Shaka Zulu]], iSilo esahlanganisa isizwe samaZulu.

== Amaphethelo ==
iKwaZulu-Natali yakhelene nemingcele yamazwe amathathu okuyi [[iMozambiki|Mozambiki]], ise[[Eswatini|Swatini]] kanye ne [[oSotho|Lesotho]] kulezindawo;

*  Isifundazwe seMaputo (eMozambiki)
* Esigodini seLubombo (eSwatini)
* Esigodini seShiselweni (eSwatini)
* Esigodini seMokhotlong (oSotho)
* Esigodini seThaba-Tseka (oSotho)
* Esigodini seQacha's Nek (oSotho)

eNingizimu Afrika lesifundazwe sinamaphethelo nalezifundazwe;

* [[IMpumalanga]] (enyakatho)
* [[IFuleyisitata]] (entshonalanga)
* [[IMpumalanga Kapa]] (eningizimu yentshonalanga)

== Izilimi ==
Ulimi olukhunyulwa kakhulu kunazo zonke izilimi kulesifundazwe [[IsiZulu]] kulandele [[IsiNgisi]] kugcine ngesi[[isiXhosa|Xhosa]]. Lezilimi; [[IsiBhunu]], [[IsiSuthu]], kanye nesi[[IsiSwazi|Swazi]] ziyakhulunywa kulesifundazwe kodwa abantu abazikhulumayo bancane.

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|Izilimi ezikhulunywa kakhulu KwaZulu-Natali
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|col2 = {{legend|#b3de69|[[IsiSuthu]]}} {{legend|#bc80bd|[[IsiSwazi]]}} {{legend|#d0d0d0|Alukho ulimi oludlula ezinye izilimi}}
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== Imfundo ==
=== Amanyuvesi ===
Amanyuvesi amakhulu kulesifundazwe;

* University of KwaZulu-Natal
* Durban University of Technology
* University of Zululand
* Mangosuthu University of Technology

== Ezemidlalo ==
Imicimbi emikhulu yezemidlalo eyenzeka kwisifundazwe saKwaZulu-Natali;

* Midmar Mile, umcimbi wokubhukuda.
* Dusi Canoe Marathon, umcimbi womjaho wezikebhe oqala eMgungundlovu uphele eThekwini.
* Durban July, umjaho wamahhashi owenzeka nyaka nonyaka e-Greyville Racecourse [[ITheku|eThekwini]]. Lomjaho iwona omkhulu kunayo yonke imjaho yamahhashi eNingizimu Afrika.
* Comrades Marathon, umjaho omkhulu kunayo yonke eNingizimu Afrika. Ibanga lalomjaho lihlanganisa uMgungundlovu neTheku.

== Imithombo ==
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