Mahlabathini is a town in Ugu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Mahlabathini
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Coordinates: 30.679°S 30.162°E / -30.679; 30.162
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Ugu
Municipality	Ray Nkonyeni
Area [1]
• Total	11.43 km2 (4.41 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,665
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.9%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Zulu	99.4%
• Other	0.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Notable people

• Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, politician and Zulu tribal leader who founded the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in 1975 and was Chief Minister of the KwaZulu bantustan until 1994. He was Minister of Home Affairs of South Africa from 1994 to 2004.
• Sfiso Buthelezi, Member of Parliament and former Deputy Finance Minister[2]
• Thokozani Langa, South African maskandi musician
• Oliver Wakefield (1909-1956), actor and comedian successful in Britain and the U.S.

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