''Ilanga lase Natal'' (''The Natal Sun'' or ''Sun of Natal'') is a

Zulu language Zulu (), or isiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken in Southern Africa. It is the language of the Zulu people, with about 12 million native speakers, who primarily inhabit the province of KwaZulu-Natal o ...

newspaper, published in

KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...

. It was the first ever newspaper to be published in the language. It was co-founded in 1903 by

John Langalibalele Dube John Langalibalele Dube (22 February 1871 – 11 February 1946) was a South African essayist, philosopher, educator, politician, publisher, editor, novelist and poet. He was the founding president of the South African Native National Congress ( ...

."The imperial British newspaper with special reference to South Africa, India and the 'Irish model'"
by Donal P. McCracken in Among its contributors was

Magema Magwaza Fuze Magema Magwaza Fuze (c. 1844–1922) was the author of ''Abantu Abamnyama Lapa Bavela Ngakona'' (''The Black People and Whence They Came''), the first book in the Zulu language published by a native speaker of the language. Born near Pietermari ...

."Fuze, Magema"
by Hlonipha Mokoena in It is owned by the investment arm of the

Inkatha Freedom Party The Inkatha Freedom Party ( zu, IQembu leNkatha yeNkululeko, IFP) is a right-wing political party in South Africa. The party has been led by Velenkosini Hlabisa since the party's 2019 National General Conference. Mangosuthu Buthelezi founded t ...

External links

* https://ilanganews.co.za

References

Zulu-language mass media Newspapers published in South Africa Publications established in 1903 Mass media in KwaZulu-Natal {{SouthAfrica-newspaper-stub