Hlabisa

Hlabisa is a settlement in Umkhanyakude District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The village lies between the Hluhluwe and Umfolozi game reserves, some 40 km north-west of Mtubatuba. It is named after the Hlabisa tribe of Zulus, and also known as kwaHlabisa.

Neighbouring localities include Somkele (37 km); Nongoma (40 km); Kwamsane (43 km); Mtubatuba (47 km); Hluhluwe (48 km); Mahlabatini (50 km).

In 2007, researchers studied local healthcare habits and how long it took people in Hlabisa sub-district to go to a hospital after they had been bitten by a snake.

Notable people

 * Beauty Ngxongo (born 1953), is a master weaver of Zulu baskets; she lives in Hlabisa.
 * Sim Tshabalala (born 1967), is a lawyer and businessman. He is the group CEO of Standard Bank Group since 2013.
 * DJ Tira (born 1976; also known as Mthokozisi Khathi), DJ and producer; his birthplace and early childhood home is Hlabisa.
 * Misuzulu Zulu (born 1974), King of the Zulus, and was born in Hlabisa.
 * Zwelikhethabantu Ngema, father of playwright Mbongeni Ngema (1955–2023), was born in Hlabisa, and the children of the family lived there for some time.