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  Natal (Province of South Africa)
Natal (meaning "Christmas" in Portuguese, so called because it was first reached by the Vasco da Gama expedition in that time of the year) is in eastern most coastal South Africa, bordering on Lesotho, Swaziland and Mozambique.
It was reorganized in the new province of KwaZulu/Natal, excluding the two pieces of Transkei territory that are now part of the new Eastern Cape province.
A consequence of the incorporation of Griqualand East was that the Umzimkulu district of Transkei became an exclave in Natal.
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  KwaZulu-Natal. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Formerly Natal province, in the constitution of 1994 it was renamed KwaZulu-Natal.
The province rises from a narrow (except in the north) coastal belt to an inland region fringed in the west by the Drakensberg Range, whose highest point in Natal is c.11,200 ft (3,410 m).
The main institutions of higher education are the Univ. of Natal (Durban and Pietermaritzburg) and the Univ. of Durban.
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  KwaZulu-Natal in TutorGig Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The province has three different geographic areas: the lowland region along the Indian Ocean coast, plains in the central section, and two mountainous areas, the Drakensberg Mountains in the west and the Lebombo Mountains in the north.
The Natal Parliament was disbanded in 1910 when the Union of South Africa was formed, and the Assembly became the meeting place of the Natal Provincial Council.
University of KwaZulu-Natal merger of the University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville
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 Kwazulu natal province 1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Natal Accommodation - South Africa Accommodation in Natal
Natal is now known by its new politically correct name of KwaZulu-Natal, often referred to as "KZN", is a province of South Africa.
South Africa's most populous province is called the garden province and is the home of the Zulu nation.
Umdloti is nestled amongst rolling fields of green sugar cane and indigenous forest on one side with golden sandy beaches and the warm Indian Ocean...
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 KwaZulu-Natal - Encyclopedia.com
The province has two capitals, Pietermaritzburg and Ulundi ; the largest city is Durban.
Violence increases in the strife-ridden province in Natal, South Africa.
Freedom's bloody toll: as national elections near, war rages in South Africa's Natal province.
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 KwaZulu-Natal Province - InformationBlast
South Africa's second most populous province is aptly called the garden province and is the home of the Zulu nation.
When governance was granted to Natal in 1893, the new Legislative Assembly took over the chamber that was used by the Legislative Council since 1889.
University of KwaZulu-Natal (Merger of Universities of Natal and Durban-Westville)
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 KwaZulu-Natal province - SouthAfrica.info   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The garden province of South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal is a subtropical region of lush and well-watered valleys, washed by the warm Indian Ocean.
One of the country's most popular tourist destinations, the province stretches from Port Edward in the south to the borders of Swaziland and Mozambique to the north.
The province's name comes from the Zulu kingdom of KwaZulu, previously a nominal (although never "independent") homeland in the apartheid era, and the former British colony of Natal, later a province of South Africa.
www.southafrica.info /ess_info/sa_glance/geography/kwazulu-natal.htm   (1096 words)

  
 KwaZulu-Natal Province - The Jiggies Reference Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: )
KwaZulu-Natal Province (often referred to as "KZN") is a province of South Africa.
Christmas in Portuguese is Natal, this gave the original name to the region.
When the Bantustan of KwaZulu (meaning the place of the Zulu) was re-incorporated into the Natal province after the end of Apartheid in 1994, the province was renamed KwaZulu-Natal.
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 Medium and Micro Enterprise Developments in Kwazulu-Natal and Northern Province, South Africa
The Northern Province, for example, was found to be the poorest of South Africa's nine provinces in the 1996 census with an average income of R17,900 (approximately US$3,000) and 46 percent of its 4.9 million population unemployed, which is the second highest after Eastern Cape (49 percent) in South Africa.
Northern Province is the least urbanized province in South Africa and 90 percent of its population still live in traditional housing or shacks in the rural areas on the outskirts of towns.
Northern Province is one of the poorest provinces in South Africa and has one of the highest rates of unemployment.
www.microfinancegateway.org /files/13974_Six_Studies_of_SMMEs_in_KwaZulu_Natal_and_Northern_Province_.htm   (13821 words)

  
 q online - TRAVEL: KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa - Home
The Midlands of Kwa-Zulu Natal became the battleground between the Afrikaans "trekkers" and the Zulus, between the British and the Afrikaners and between the Zulus and the British from the 1830s onwards.
KwaZulu-Natal is the one province that has it all, from gently undulating savannahs that characterise the African midlatitudes, to the sub-tropical coastal shelf of the north and south coasts, from the imposing Drakensberg to the Midlands' Valley of a Thousand Hills, you get everything in one place.
The province that brought us the mighty Zulu King Shaka that captured everybody's imagination for over a hundred years, is the home of the Zulu nation, the descendants of the 1820 British Settlers as well as over five million Indians, who brought with them their exquisite cuisine.
www.q.co.za /directory/kzn.htm   (498 words)

  
 SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Natal
She said a 2003 study conducted by Natalie Halbert of Texas A & M suggested there may be up to three distinct sub-populations living in Yellowstone, but that effort relied on blood and tissue samples from bison wandering from the park to be captured, killed or tranquilized for other purposes...
The fish are driven not by the temperatures of the air but by the temperatures of the water and, in the case of returning salmon, the flood of scent from their natal streams.
One woman who experienced post natal depression in each of her two pregnancies only realised after treatment that it was nothing to be ashamed of and that asking for help is the most sensible and natural step to take.
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 S Ndebele: KwaZulu-Natal State of the Province address
It is of real concern that we remain one of a minority of provinces that does not as yet have a Provincial Growth and Development Strategy, which should be used throughout the province as a framework for growth, and development.
Our province has received a report from the Municipal Demarcation Board indicating that over 10 municipalities are weak in terms of performing their constitutional functions and we would need to urgently address what should be done in redressing this matter.
These centres are distributed across Districts in the Province and are a mixture of Urban and Rural, previously disadvantaged and previously advantaged and north and south of the Tugela.
www.info.gov.za /speeches/2004/04052513151002.htm   (6125 words)

  
 KwaZulu-Natal
Located in the southeast of the country, it borders three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Swaziland, and Lesotho, along with a long shoreline on the Indian Ocean.
When the Bantustan of KwaZulu, which means "Place of the Zulu" was re-incorporated into the Natal province after the end of Apartheid in 1994, the province of Natal which had existed between 1910 and 1994 was renamed KwaZulu-Natal.
Natal Sharks (not to be confused with the Super 14 team), who compete in South Africa’s domestic competition, the Currie Cup
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 Durban,Durban Hotels,Luxury Accommodation Durban,Kwazulu Natal,South Africa
Delightful Durban is the largest city of the vast and varied Kwa-Zulu Natal province of South Africa.
There is a large Indian community, descendants of indentured labourers who came to work on the Natal sugar estates in the 1850s and who provide the city with an intoxicating oriental flavour enhanced by their shrines, bazaars and tantalising curry restaurants.
Durban is the gateway not only to the coastal beach resorts of the province, but also to the rolling hills and plains of the Natal Midlands and their backdrop, the majestic, jagged peaks of the Drakensberg Mountains, which border the province in the west.
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 KWAZULU-NATAL
KwaZulu-Natal Province (KZN) is a province of South Africa.
Inland it is bound by the Kingdom of Lesotho, and the Orange Free State and Gauteng provinces.
The province is still home to the Zulu monarchy, and the majority population and language of the province are Zulu.
www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/english/KW/KWAZULU-NATAL.html   (255 words)

  
 Kwazulu Natal,Kwazulu Natal Hotels,Luxury Accommodation Kwazulu Natal,South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal, often referred to as "KZN", is a province of South Africa.
Previously known as Natal, it is the most populous province in the country.
Inland it is bound by the Kingdom of Lesotho, and the Free State and Mpumalanga provinces.
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 AEGiS-AFROL: AIDS drug rebellion in South African province
Lionel Mtshali, Premier of the South African province KwaZulu-Natal, has ordered that the drug Nevirapine, preventing HIV transmission from mother to unborn child, be given to all prospective mothers in the Province.
KwaZulu-Natal is the South African province with the greatest percentage of HIV infection.
KwaZulu-Natal was therefore to distribute Nevirapine to all prospective mothers in the province, unless a mother chose to opt out of the programme by producing an HIV negative test.
www.aegis.com /news/afrol/2002/AO020202.html   (1235 words)

  
 Natal fruit fly. Natal fly - Ceratitis rosa Karsch
By 1900 it was recognized as a pest of orchard fruits throughout much of KwaZulu Natal Province, Republic of South Africa, and is considered to be the most common fruit fly of economic importance in Rhodesia.
The Natal fruit fly overwinters in the adult stage and is able to withstand temperatures as low as 20ºF, provided the warming period comes slowly.
The Natal fruit fly is recognized by its characteristic pattern of brown wing bands, the three fl areas in the apical half of the scutellum, and by the male having feathering on the mid tibia, but no feathering on the mid femur (White and Elson-Harris 1994).
creatures.ifas.ufl.edu /fruit/tropical/natal_fruit_fly.htm   (644 words)

  
 Kwazulu Natal Accommodation Kwazulu Natal guest house | self catering
Covering a mere 8% of South Africa's land surface, the Kwazulu Natal province is not the country's largest but is by no means its least important.
The province boasts a range of attractions that are the envy of many other regions of South Africa.
Whatever your reason for visiting Kwazulu Natal, ensure that it is not a brief sojourn, but a lengthy stay in a place where a trip is not just a getaway, but where a holiday becomes part of your personal history.
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 KwaZulu-Natal Travel Information - Van Zijl Guesthouses & Restaurant
From its early days, the province has been the scene of many fierce battles - being the bone of contention between the Zulus and the Voortrekkers; the British Empire and Boer settlers (Anglo-Boer War); the Zulus and the British Empire.
This province has a tropical climate and rainfall is generous during the summer months.
Bustling Durban is the hub of the province’s business and industry and pulses with all the energy of a major port city.
www.nieuwoudtville.co.za /kwazulunatal.html   (1363 words)

  
 Analysts Fear Violence Could Return to Kwazulu-Natal Province as S. Africa Gears Up for Elections - 2004-03-25   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As South Africa gears up for general elections in April, there are fears that violence could return to Kwazulu-Natal province, after 10 years of relative calm.
The province is one of the most politically volatile in the country.
It is one of only two provinces where the ruling African National Congress is not virtually assured of victory.
www.voanews.com /english/archive/2004-03/a-2004-03-25-31-Analysts.cfm   (811 words)

  
 Education Policy Unit - Home
On 31 December 2004, EPU (Natal) closes its operation to merge with its sister organisation, the Centre for Education Policy Development (CEPD), based in Johannesburg.
History: The Education Policy Unit (Natal) was a not-for-profit education research and advocacy NGO located on the Edgewood Campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
The Unit was founded in 1987 by the National Education Co-ordinating Committee (NECC) and the former University of Natal, and closed its doors after 17 years to merge with the Centre for Education Policy Development (CEPD) at the end of 2004.
www.ukzn.ac.za /department/default.asp?dept=epuune   (268 words)

  
 GORP - National Parks & Reserves in KwaZulu/Natal - Outdoor South Africa
Within the mist belt of the Natal Midlands, neat plantations and intensive farming areas often are reminiscent of English landscapes.
Visually there is so much natural splendour that the amateur photographer is placed in a quandary in choice of focus: a myriad species of wild flowers; the ever-changing subtle colours of the peaks; the startled gaze of a grey rhebok, an oribi, an eland or the sight of the rare lammergeyer in full soaring flight.
Royal Natal's rich scenery includes a four mile long Amphitheatre, dramatic cliffs, and the Tugala Falls, which drop 2,800 feet in 5 stages.
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 Natal Accommodation - South Africa Accommodation in Natal
Kwazulu-Natal is known to be a province that experiences eternal summer, although temperatures do differ from region to region.
The Natal Province has a tropical climate and rainfall is generous during the summer months.
Natal Accommodation - South Africa Accommodation in Natal
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 IFP Speeches - 11 November 2003
With KwaZulu Natal lies the hope of a vibrant democracy for the whole of South Africa, and we are committed to extending this hope to ensure that the regular dynamics of democracy may one day become a reality in all provinces and in this Parliament.
This matter affects the majority of the people of our province who wish the Monarchy to be recognized, and shows how the ANC in KwaZulu Natal is not pursuing the agenda of meeting the wishes of our province, but rather that of serving what is wanted, wished and decided nationally.
The people of my province trust me to raise the issue to question why government has failed to generate employment, as if this was never one of its real priorities, and why it has neglected to take the many measures which are available to curb crime and corruption.
www.ifp.org.za /Archive/Speeches/111103bsp.htm   (1310 words)

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