The
Colony of Natal was a
British colony in south-eastern Africa. It was proclaimed a British colony on 4 May 1843 after the British government had annexed the
Boer Republic of Natalia, and on 31 May 1910 combined with three other colonies to form the
Union of South Africa, as one of its
provinces. It is now the
KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The Indians who were brought to this country from India called it 'Netaal Tapu' (island of Netal).