Ulundi, also known as Mahlabathini, is a town in the Zululand District Municipality.

The town now includes Ulundi Airport, a three-star hotel, and some museums amongst its sights.

[3] When Cetshwayo became king of the Zulus on 1 September 1873, he created, as was customary, a new capital for the nation, naming it "Ulundi" ("The high place").

On 4 July 1879, in the Battle of Ulundi (the final battle of the Anglo-Zulu War), the British Army captured the royal kraal and razed it to the ground.

Nearby is Ondini, where King Mpande, Cetshwayo's father, had his kraal.